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#799017

#799017 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#799017 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 56.47% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.03% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 71.4°, with 72.46% saturation and 32.75% 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 3.75.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2407

Complementary

  1. #799017
  2. #2e1790

Split complementary

  1. #799017
  2. #173d90
  3. #6b1790

Analogous

  1. #906b17
  2. #799017
  3. #3d9017

Triadic

  1. #799017
  2. #177990
  3. #901779

Tetradic

  1. #799017
  2. #17902e
  3. #2e1790
  4. #901779

Square

  1. #799017
  2. #17906b
  3. #2e1790
  4. #90173d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1203
  2. #424e0c
  3. #799017
  4. #b0d222
  5. #cbe55b

Shades

#799017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799017
  2. #6d8215
  3. #617312
  4. #556510
  5. #49560e
  6. #3d480c
  7. #303a09
  8. #242b07
  9. #181d05
  10. #0c0e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#799017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799017
  2. #869b2e
  3. #94a645
  4. #a1b15d
  5. #afbc74
  6. #bcc88b
  7. #c9d3a2
  8. #d7deb9
  9. #e4e9d1
  10. #f2f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799017
  2. #7a8e22
  3. #7a8d2c
  4. #7b8b37
  5. #7c8a41
  6. #7d884c
  7. #7d8656
  8. #7e8561
  9. #7f836b
  10. #7f8276
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818a6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80887a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8b01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8b20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d8b62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799017 {
  color: #799017;
}
Background
.bg-799017 {
  background-color: #799017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799017 {
  border: 2px solid #799017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 144 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799017, #3d9017);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 144 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 3.75 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.44 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.95 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.28 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.70 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.08 #866fe8 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#799017  rgb(121, 144, 23)  hsl(71, 72%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#2e1790  rgb(46, 23, 144)  hsl(251, 72%, 33%)  Persian Indigo
#177990  rgb(23, 121, 144)  hsl(191, 72%, 33%)  Teal Blue
#901779  rgb(144, 23, 121)  hsl(311, 72%, 33%)  Mardi Gras