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#717A4E

#717a4e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#717a4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.31% red, 47.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.07% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 72.27°, with 22% saturation and 39.22% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 8.5.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1798

Complementary

  1. #717a4e
  2. #574e7a

Split complementary

  1. #717a4e
  2. #4e5b7a
  3. #6d4e7a

Analogous

  1. #7a6d4e
  2. #717a4e
  3. #5b7a4e

Triadic

  1. #717a4e
  2. #4e717a
  3. #7a4e71

Tetradic

  1. #717a4e
  2. #4e7a57
  3. #574e7a
  4. #7a4e71

Square

  1. #717a4e
  2. #4e7a6d
  3. #574e7a
  4. #7a4e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d12
  2. #464b30
  3. #717a4e
  4. #99a471
  5. #bbc29f

Shades

#717a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #717a4e
  2. #666e46
  3. #5a623e
  4. #4f5537
  5. #44492f
  6. #393d27
  7. #2d311f
  8. #222517
  9. #171810
  10. #0b0c08
  11. #000000

Tints

#717a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #717a4e
  2. #7f8760
  3. #8d9571
  4. #9ca283
  5. #aaaf95
  6. #b8bda7
  7. #c6cab8
  8. #d4d7ca
  9. #e3e4dc
  10. #f1f2ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#717a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #717a4e
  2. #737b53
  3. #747b58
  4. #767c5d
  5. #777c62
  6. #797d67
  7. #7a7e6c
  8. #7c7e71
  9. #7d7f76
  10. #7f7f7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #80754b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #75756f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a774c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79784f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #747763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-717a4e {
  color: #717a4e;
}
Background
.bg-717a4e {
  background-color: #717a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-717a4e {
  border: 2px solid #717a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #717a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 113 122 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 22% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-717a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #717a4e, #5b7a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-717a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(113 122 78 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.50 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.74 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.21 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.66 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.74 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.27 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.49 #8e85b1 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#717a4e  rgb(113, 122, 78)  hsl(72, 22%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#574e7a  rgb(87, 78, 122)  hsl(252, 22%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#4e717a  rgb(78, 113, 122)  hsl(192, 22%, 39%)  Teal Blue
#7a4e71  rgb(122, 78, 113)  hsl(312, 22%, 39%)  Twilight Lavender