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#799C08

#799c08 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#799c08 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, 61.18% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.87% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 74.19°, with 90.24% saturation and 32.16% 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2786

Complementary

  1. #799c08
  2. #2b089c

Split complementary

  1. #799c08
  2. #082f9c
  3. #75089c

Analogous

  1. #9c7508
  2. #799c08
  3. #2f9c08

Triadic

  1. #799c08
  2. #08799c
  3. #9c0879

Tetradic

  1. #799c08
  2. #089c2b
  3. #2b089c
  4. #9c0879

Square

  1. #799c08
  2. #089c75
  3. #2b089c
  4. #9c082f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1301
  2. #415304
  3. #799c08
  4. #b1e50c
  5. #ccf647

Shades

#799c08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799c08
  2. #6d8c07
  3. #617d06
  4. #556d06
  5. #495e05
  6. #3d4e04
  7. #303e03
  8. #242f02
  9. #181f02
  10. #0c1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#799c08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799c08
  2. #86a621
  3. #94b039
  4. #a1ba52
  5. #afc46b
  6. #bcce84
  7. #c9d79c
  8. #d7e1b5
  9. #e4ebce
  10. #f2f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799c08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799c08
  2. #7a9914
  3. #7a9620
  4. #7b942c
  5. #7c9138
  6. #7d8e44
  7. #7d8b50
  8. #7e885c
  9. #7f8668
  10. #7f8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #879572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19020 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #809484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9769 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799c08 {
  color: #799c08;
}
Background
.bg-799c08 {
  background-color: #799c08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799c08 {
  border: 2px solid #799c08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799c08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 156 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 90% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799c08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799c08, #2f9c08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799c08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 156 8 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.86 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.01 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.38 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.18 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.69 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.14 #8663f7 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#799c08  rgb(121, 156, 8)  hsl(74, 90%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#2b089c  rgb(43, 8, 156)  hsl(254, 90%, 32%)  Zaffre
#08799c  rgb(8, 121, 156)  hsl(194, 90%, 32%)  Cerulean
#9c0879  rgb(156, 8, 121)  hsl(314, 90%, 32%)  Mardi Gras