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#779B1A

#779b1a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#779b1a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.23% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 76.74°, with 71.27% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2744

Complementary

  1. #779b1a
  2. #3e1a9b

Split complementary

  1. #779b1a
  2. #1a379b
  3. #7e1a9b

Analogous

  1. #9b7e1a
  2. #779b1a
  3. #379b1a

Triadic

  1. #779b1a
  2. #1a779b
  3. #9b1a77

Tetradic

  1. #779b1a
  2. #1a9b3e
  3. #3e1a9b
  4. #9b1a77

Square

  1. #779b1a
  2. #1a9b7e
  3. #3e1a9b
  4. #9b1a37

Monochromatic

  1. #121804
  2. #45590f
  3. #779b1a
  4. #a9db27
  5. #c3e668

Shades

#779b1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779b1a
  2. #6b8c17
  3. #5f7c15
  4. #536d12
  5. #475d10
  6. #3c4e0d
  7. #303e0a
  8. #242f08
  9. #181f05
  10. #0c1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#779b1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779b1a
  2. #85a531
  3. #92af48
  4. #a0b95f
  5. #adc376
  6. #bbcd8d
  7. #c9d7a3
  8. #d6e1ba
  9. #e4ebd1
  10. #f1f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779b1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779b1a
  2. #789824
  3. #79962e
  4. #7a9339
  5. #7b9043
  6. #7c8e4d
  7. #7c8b57
  8. #7d8861
  9. #7e856c
  10. #7f8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869472 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8f29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d9384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949503 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b9669 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779b1a {
  color: #779b1a;
}
Background
.bg-779b1a {
  background-color: #779b1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779b1a {
  border: 2px solid #779b1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779b1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 71% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779b1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779b1a, #379b1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779b1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 26 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.89 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.52 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.18 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.75 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.26 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.29 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.52 #8864e5 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#779b1a  rgb(119, 155, 26)  hsl(77, 71%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#3e1a9b  rgb(62, 26, 155)  hsl(257, 71%, 35%)  Zaffre
#1a779b  rgb(26, 119, 155)  hsl(197, 71%, 35%)  Cerulean
#9b1a77  rgb(155, 26, 119)  hsl(317, 71%, 35%)  Boysenberry