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#799509

#799509 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#799509 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, 58.43% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.96% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 88.61% saturation and 30.98% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2558

Complementary

  1. #799509
  2. #250995

Split complementary

  1. #799509
  2. #093395
  3. #6b0995

Analogous

  1. #956b09
  2. #799509
  3. #339509

Triadic

  1. #799509
  2. #097995
  3. #950979

Tetradic

  1. #799509
  2. #099525
  3. #250995
  4. #950979

Square

  1. #799509
  2. #09956b
  3. #250995
  4. #950933

Monochromatic

  1. #101301
  2. #3e4d05
  3. #799509
  4. #b4dd0d
  5. #d0f443

Shades

#799509 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799509
  2. #6d8608
  3. #617707
  4. #556806
  5. #495905
  6. #3d4b05
  7. #303c04
  8. #242d03
  9. #181e02
  10. #0c0f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#799509 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799509
  2. #86a022
  3. #94aa3a
  4. #a1b553
  5. #afbf6b
  6. #bcca84
  7. #c9d59d
  8. #d7dfb5
  9. #e4eace
  10. #f2f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799509 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799509
  2. #7a9315
  3. #7a9121
  4. #7b8f2d
  5. #7c8d39
  6. #7d8b45
  7. #7d8850
  8. #7e865c
  9. #7f8468
  10. #7f8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848f6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #808d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8f18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799509 {
  color: #799509;
}
Background
.bg-799509 {
  background-color: #799509;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799509 {
  border: 2px solid #799509;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799509;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 149 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 89% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799509 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799509, #339509);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799509 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 149 9 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.57 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.92 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.93 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.96 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.70 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.92 #866af6 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#799509  rgb(121, 149, 9)  hsl(72, 89%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#250995  rgb(37, 9, 149)  hsl(252, 89%, 31%)  Dark Blue
#097995  rgb(9, 121, 149)  hsl(192, 89%, 31%)  Teal Blue
#950979  rgb(149, 9, 121)  hsl(312, 89%, 31%)  Mardi Gras