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#79991C

#79991c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79991c 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, 60% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 75.36°, with 69.06% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2693

Complementary

  1. #79991c
  2. #3c1c99

Split complementary

  1. #79991c
  2. #1c3b99
  3. #7a1c99

Analogous

  1. #997a1c
  2. #79991c
  3. #3b991c

Triadic

  1. #79991c
  2. #1c7999
  3. #991c79

Tetradic

  1. #79991c
  2. #1c993c
  3. #3c1c99
  4. #991c79

Square

  1. #79991c
  2. #1c997a
  3. #3c1c99
  4. #991c3b

Monochromatic

  1. #131804
  2. #465810
  3. #79991c
  4. #abd82a
  5. #c5e46a

Shades

#79991c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79991c
  2. #6d8a19
  3. #617a16
  4. #556b14
  5. #495c11
  6. #3d4d0e
  7. #303d0b
  8. #242e08
  9. #181f06
  10. #0c0f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#79991c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79991c
  2. #86a333
  3. #94ad49
  4. #a1b860
  5. #afc277
  6. #bccc8e
  7. #c9d6a4
  8. #d7e0bb
  9. #e4ebd2
  10. #f2f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79991c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79991c
  2. #7a9726
  3. #7a9430
  4. #7b923a
  5. #7c8f44
  6. #7d8d4e
  7. #7d8a58
  8. #7e8862
  9. #7f856c
  10. #7f8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939308 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #919225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9468 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79991c {
  color: #79991c;
}
Background
.bg-79991c {
  background-color: #79991c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79991c {
  border: 2px solid #79991c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79991c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 153 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 69% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79991c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79991c, #3b991c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79991c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 153 28 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.54 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.86 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.02 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.46 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.39 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 12.36 #8666e3 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#79991c  rgb(121, 153, 28)  hsl(75, 69%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#3c1c99  rgb(60, 28, 153)  hsl(255, 69%, 35%)  Zaffre
#1c7999  rgb(28, 121, 153)  hsl(195, 69%, 35%)  Cerulean
#991c79  rgb(153, 28, 121)  hsl(315, 69%, 35%)  Mardi Gras