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#72A00A

#72a00a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#72a00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 78.4°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2874

Complementary

  1. #72a00a
  2. #380aa0

Split complementary

  1. #72a00a
  2. #0a27a0
  3. #830aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0830a
  2. #72a00a
  3. #27a00a

Triadic

  1. #72a00a
  2. #0a72a0
  3. #a00a72

Tetradic

  1. #72a00a
  2. #0aa038
  3. #380aa0
  4. #a00a72

Square

  1. #72a00a
  2. #0aa083
  3. #380aa0
  4. #a00a27

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1301
  2. #3f5805
  3. #72a00a
  4. #a5e80e
  5. #c1f44f

Shades

#72a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72a00a
  2. #679009
  3. #5b8008
  4. #507007
  5. #446006
  6. #395005
  7. #2e4004
  8. #223003
  9. #172002
  10. #0b1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#72a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72a00a
  2. #80aa23
  3. #8eb33b
  4. #9cbd54
  5. #aac66c
  6. #b9d085
  7. #c7d99d
  8. #d5e3b6
  9. #e3ecce
  10. #f1f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72a00a
  2. #739d16
  3. #759a22
  4. #76962d
  5. #789339
  6. #799045
  7. #7a8d51
  8. #7c8a5d
  9. #7d8668
  10. #7f8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869874 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #779888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92971b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #759b6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72a00a {
  color: #72a00a;
}
Background
.bg-72a00a {
  background-color: #72a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-72a00a {
  border: 2px solid #72a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72a00a, #27a00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.38 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.34 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.65 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.51 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.79 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.64 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 12.25 #8d5ff5 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#72a00a  rgb(114, 160, 10)  hsl(78, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#380aa0  rgb(56, 10, 160)  hsl(258, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a72a0  rgb(10, 114, 160)  hsl(198, 88%, 33%)  Sea Blue
#a00a72  rgb(160, 10, 114)  hsl(318, 88%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam