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#6E8A09

#6e8a09 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#6e8a09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.02°, with 87.76% saturation and 28.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2151

Complementary

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #25098a

Split complementary

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #092d8a
  3. #65098a

Analogous

  1. #8a6509
  2. #6e8a09
  3. #2d8a09

Triadic

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #096e8a
  3. #8a096e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #098a25
  3. #25098a
  4. #8a096e

Square

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #098a65
  3. #25098a
  4. #8a092d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1301
  2. #354204
  3. #6e8a09
  4. #a7d20e
  5. #caf23a

Shades

#6e8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #637c08
  3. #586e07
  4. #4d6106
  5. #425305
  6. #374505
  7. #2c3704
  8. #212903
  9. #161c02
  10. #0b0e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #7d9622
  3. #8ba13a
  4. #9aad53
  5. #a8b96b
  6. #b7c584
  7. #c5d09d
  8. #d4dcb5
  9. #e2e8ce
  10. #f1f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8a09
  2. #708915
  3. #728821
  4. #73872d
  5. #758639
  6. #778545
  7. #798450
  8. #7b835c
  9. #7c8268
  10. #7e8174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798465 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f801c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #748275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72865c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8a09 {
  color: #6e8a09;
}
Background
.bg-6e8a09 {
  background-color: #6e8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #6e8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 88% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8a09, #2d8a09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.94 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.35 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.37 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.27 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.84 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 12.04 #138808 India Green ΔE 12.07 #9175f6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6e8a09  rgb(110, 138, 9)  hsl(73, 88%, 29%)  Olive Drab
#25098a  rgb(37, 9, 138)  hsl(253, 88%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#096e8a  rgb(9, 110, 138)  hsl(193, 88%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#8a096e  rgb(138, 9, 110)  hsl(313, 88%, 29%)  Mardi Gras