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#747F27

#747f27 ≈ Olive

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#747f27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 49.8% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 67.5°, with 53.01% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1904

Complementary

  1. #747f27
  2. #32277f

Split complementary

  1. #747f27
  2. #27487f
  3. #5e277f

Analogous

  1. #7f5e27
  2. #747f27
  3. #487f27

Triadic

  1. #747f27
  2. #27747f
  3. #7f2774

Tetradic

  1. #747f27
  2. #277f32
  3. #32277f
  4. #7f2774

Square

  1. #747f27
  2. #277f5e
  3. #32277f
  4. #7f2748

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1005
  2. #3f4415
  3. #747f27
  4. #a9ba39
  5. #c5d26d

Shades

#747f27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #747f27
  2. #687223
  3. #5d661f
  4. #51591b
  5. #464c17
  6. #3a4014
  7. #2e3310
  8. #23260c
  9. #171908
  10. #0c0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#747f27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #747f27
  2. #828c3d
  3. #909952
  4. #9ea568
  5. #acb27d
  6. #babf93
  7. #c7cca9
  8. #d5d9be
  9. #e3e5d4
  10. #f1f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#747f27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #747f27
  2. #757f30
  3. #767f39
  4. #787f42
  5. #797f4b
  6. #7a8054
  7. #7b805c
  8. #7c8065
  9. #7e806e
  10. #7f8077
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777b62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88781a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87792d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b786d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #807b20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #807c2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #787b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-747f27 {
  color: #747f27;
}
Background
.bg-747f27 {
  background-color: #747f27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-747f27 {
  border: 2px solid #747f27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #747f27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 127 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 53% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-747f27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #747f27, #487f27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-747f27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 127 39 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.36 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.75 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.25 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.84 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.41 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.00 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.87 #8b80d8 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Olive
#747f27  rgb(116, 127, 39)  hsl(68, 53%, 33%)  Olive
#32277f  rgb(50, 39, 127)  hsl(248, 53%, 33%)  Midnight Blue
#27747f  rgb(39, 116, 127)  hsl(188, 53%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#7f2774  rgb(127, 39, 116)  hsl(308, 53%, 33%)  Byzantium