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#799D2C

#799d2c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#799d2c 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, 61.57% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.97% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 79.12°, with 56.22% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2836

Complementary

  1. #799d2c
  2. #502c9d

Split complementary

  1. #799d2c
  2. #2c409d
  3. #892c9d

Analogous

  1. #9d892c
  2. #799d2c
  3. #409d2c

Triadic

  1. #799d2c
  2. #2c799d
  3. #9d2c79

Tetradic

  1. #799d2c
  2. #2c9d50
  3. #502c9d
  4. #9d2c79

Square

  1. #799d2c
  2. #2c9d89
  3. #502c9d
  4. #9d2c40

Monochromatic

  1. #1d250b
  2. #4b611b
  3. #799d2c
  4. #a2cc49
  5. #c1dd85

Shades

#799d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799d2c
  2. #6d8d28
  3. #617e23
  4. #556e1f
  5. #495e1a
  6. #3d4f16
  7. #303f12
  8. #242f0d
  9. #181f09
  10. #0c1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#799d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799d2c
  2. #86a741
  3. #94b156
  4. #a1ba6b
  5. #afc480
  6. #bcce96
  7. #c9d8ab
  8. #d7e2c0
  9. #e4ebd5
  10. #f2f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799d2c
  2. #7a9a34
  3. #7a973d
  4. #7b9445
  5. #7c914e
  6. #7d8f56
  7. #7d8c5e
  8. #7e8967
  9. #7f866f
  10. #7f8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69219 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e9587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #969722 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929632 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799d2c {
  color: #799d2c;
}
Background
.bg-799d2c {
  background-color: #799d2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799d2c {
  border: 2px solid #799d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 157 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 56% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799d2c, #409d2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 157 44 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.13 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.57 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.61 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.43 #8662d3 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#799d2c  rgb(121, 157, 44)  hsl(79, 56%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#502c9d  rgb(80, 44, 157)  hsl(259, 56%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#2c799d  rgb(44, 121, 157)  hsl(199, 56%, 39%)  Cerulean
#9d2c79  rgb(157, 44, 121)  hsl(319, 56%, 39%)  Deep Plum