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#79A331

#79a331 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#79a331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.94% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 82.11°, with 53.77% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.3048

Complementary

  1. #79a331
  2. #5b31a3

Split complementary

  1. #79a331
  2. #3140a3
  3. #9431a3

Analogous

  1. #a39431
  2. #79a331
  3. #40a331

Triadic

  1. #79a331
  2. #3179a3
  3. #a33179

Tetradic

  1. #79a331
  2. #31a35b
  3. #5b31a3
  4. #a33179

Square

  1. #79a331
  2. #31a394
  3. #5b31a3
  4. #a33140

Monochromatic

  1. #222d0e
  2. #4d681f
  3. #79a331
  4. #a0cc55
  5. #c1dd90

Shades

#79a331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a331
  2. #6d932c
  3. #618227
  4. #557222
  5. #49621d
  6. #3d5219
  7. #304114
  8. #24310f
  9. #18210a
  10. #0c1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a331
  2. #86ac46
  3. #94b55a
  4. #a1bf6f
  5. #afc883
  6. #bcd198
  7. #c9daad
  8. #d7e3c1
  9. #e4edd6
  10. #f2f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a331
  2. #7aa039
  3. #7a9c41
  4. #7b9949
  5. #7c9551
  6. #7d9259
  7. #7d8e60
  8. #7e8b68
  9. #7f8770
  10. #7f8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab981f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5953b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d9c8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9c27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969b37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c9f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a331 {
  color: #79a331;
}
Background
.bg-79a331 {
  background-color: #79a331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a331 {
  border: 2px solid #79a331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 54% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a331, #40a331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.38 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.85 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.29 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.09 #865cce Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#79a331  rgb(121, 163, 49)  hsl(82, 54%, 42%)  Olive Drab
#5b31a3  rgb(91, 49, 163)  hsl(262, 54%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#3179a3  rgb(49, 121, 163)  hsl(202, 54%, 42%)  Cerulean
#a33179  rgb(163, 49, 121)  hsl(322, 54%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red