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#79900A

#79900a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#79900a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.06% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 70.3°, with 87.01% saturation and 30.2% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2403

Complementary

  1. #79900a
  2. #210a90

Split complementary

  1. #79900a
  2. #0a3690
  3. #640a90

Analogous

  1. #90640a
  2. #79900a
  3. #36900a

Triadic

  1. #79900a
  2. #0a7990
  3. #900a79

Tetradic

  1. #79900a
  2. #0a9021
  3. #210a90
  4. #900a79

Square

  1. #79900a
  2. #0a9064
  3. #210a90
  4. #900a36

Monochromatic

  1. #101301
  2. #3d4805
  3. #79900a
  4. #b5d80f
  5. #d3f241

Shades

#79900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79900a
  2. #6d8209
  3. #617308
  4. #556507
  5. #495606
  6. #3d4805
  7. #303a04
  8. #242b03
  9. #181d02
  10. #0c0e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#79900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79900a
  2. #869b23
  3. #94a63b
  4. #a1b154
  5. #afbc6c
  6. #bcc885
  7. #c9d39d
  8. #d7deb6
  9. #e4e9ce
  10. #f2f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79900a
  2. #7a8e16
  3. #7a8d22
  4. #7b8b2d
  5. #7c8a39
  6. #7d8845
  7. #7d8651
  8. #7e855d
  9. #7f8368
  10. #7f8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97871e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81887a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8b17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8b60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79900a {
  color: #79900a;
}
Background
.bg-79900a {
  background-color: #79900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79900a {
  border: 2px solid #79900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 87% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79900a, #36900a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.32 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.25 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.96 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.57 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.70 #866ff5 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#79900a  rgb(121, 144, 10)  hsl(70, 87%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#210a90  rgb(33, 10, 144)  hsl(250, 87%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#0a7990  rgb(10, 121, 144)  hsl(190, 87%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#900a79  rgb(144, 10, 121)  hsl(310, 87%, 30%)  Mardi Gras