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#799E2A

#799e2a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#799e2a 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, 61.96% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.42% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 79.14°, with 58% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2869

Complementary

  1. #799e2a
  2. #4f2a9e

Split complementary

  1. #799e2a
  2. #2a3f9e
  3. #892a9e

Analogous

  1. #9e892a
  2. #799e2a
  3. #3f9e2a

Triadic

  1. #799e2a
  2. #2a799e
  3. #9e2a79

Tetradic

  1. #799e2a
  2. #2a9e4f
  3. #4f2a9e
  4. #9e2a79

Square

  1. #799e2a
  2. #2a9e89
  3. #4f2a9e
  4. #9e2a3f

Monochromatic

  1. #1c250a
  2. #4b621a
  3. #799e2a
  4. #a3ce47
  5. #c1de83

Shades

#799e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799e2a
  2. #6d8e26
  3. #617e22
  4. #556f1d
  5. #495f19
  6. #3d4f15
  7. #303f11
  8. #242f0d
  9. #182008
  10. #0c1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#799e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799e2a
  2. #86a83f
  3. #94b155
  4. #a1bb6a
  5. #afc57f
  6. #bccf95
  7. #c9d8aa
  8. #d7e2bf
  9. #e4ecd4
  10. #f2f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799e2a
  2. #7a9b33
  3. #7a983b
  4. #7b9544
  5. #7c924c
  6. #7d8f55
  7. #7d8c5e
  8. #7e8966
  9. #7f866f
  10. #7f8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79314 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e9688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96981f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799e2a {
  color: #799e2a;
}
Background
.bg-799e2a {
  background-color: #799e2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799e2a {
  border: 2px solid #799e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 158 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 58% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799e2a, #3f9e2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 158 42 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.43 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.20 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.75 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.56 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.72 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.41 #8661d5 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#799e2a  rgb(121, 158, 42)  hsl(79, 58%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#4f2a9e  rgb(79, 42, 158)  hsl(259, 58%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#2a799e  rgb(42, 121, 158)  hsl(199, 58%, 39%)  Cerulean
#9e2a79  rgb(158, 42, 121)  hsl(319, 58%, 39%)  Deep Plum