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#74A231

#74a231 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#74a231 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 63.53% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.75% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 84.42°, with 53.55% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #74a231
  2. #5f31a2

Split complementary

  1. #74a231
  2. #313ca2
  3. #9731a2

Analogous

  1. #a29731
  2. #74a231
  3. #3ca231

Triadic

  1. #74a231
  2. #3174a2
  3. #a23174

Tetradic

  1. #74a231
  2. #31a25f
  3. #5f31a2
  4. #a23174

Square

  1. #74a231
  2. #31a297
  3. #5f31a2
  4. #a2313c

Monochromatic

  1. #202d0d
  2. #4a671f
  3. #74a231
  4. #9bcb54
  5. #bddd8f

Shades

#74a231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74a231
  2. #68922c
  3. #5d8227
  4. #517122
  5. #46611d
  6. #3a5119
  7. #2e4114
  8. #23310f
  9. #17200a
  10. #0c1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#74a231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74a231
  2. #82ab46
  3. #90b55a
  4. #9ebe6f
  5. #acc783
  6. #bad198
  7. #c7daad
  8. #d5e3c1
  9. #e3ecd6
  10. #f1f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74a231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74a231
  2. #759f39
  3. #769b41
  4. #789849
  5. #799451
  6. #7a9159
  7. #7b8e60
  8. #7c8a68
  9. #7e8770
  10. #7f8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899a79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9620 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3933b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #779b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979b28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #769e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74a231 {
  color: #74a231;
}
Background
.bg-74a231 {
  background-color: #74a231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-74a231 {
  border: 2px solid #74a231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74a231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 162 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 54% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74a231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74a231, #3ca231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74a231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 162 49 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.84 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.51 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.97 #8b5dce Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#74a231  rgb(116, 162, 49)  hsl(84, 54%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#5f31a2  rgb(95, 49, 162)  hsl(264, 54%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#3174a2  rgb(49, 116, 162)  hsl(204, 54%, 41%)  French Blue
#a23174  rgb(162, 49, 116)  hsl(324, 54%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam