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#809B23

#809b23 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#809b23 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.78% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.42% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 73.5°, with 63.16% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.2815

Complementary

  1. #809b23
  2. #3e239b

Split complementary

  1. #809b23
  2. #23449b
  3. #7a239b

Analogous

  1. #9b7a23
  2. #809b23
  3. #449b23

Triadic

  1. #809b23
  2. #23809b
  3. #9b2380

Tetradic

  1. #809b23
  2. #239b3e
  3. #3e239b
  4. #9b2380

Square

  1. #809b23
  2. #239b7a
  3. #3e239b
  4. #9b2344

Monochromatic

  1. #191e07
  2. #4c5d15
  3. #809b23
  4. #b0d238
  5. #c8e077

Shades

#809b23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809b23
  2. #738c20
  3. #667c1c
  4. #5a6d19
  5. #4d5d15
  6. #404e12
  7. #333e0e
  8. #262f0b
  9. #1a1f07
  10. #0d1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#809b23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809b23
  2. #8da539
  3. #99af4f
  4. #a6b965
  5. #b3c37b
  6. #c0cd91
  7. #ccd7a7
  8. #d9e1bd
  9. #e6ebd3
  10. #f2f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809b23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809b23
  2. #80982c
  3. #809636
  4. #80933f
  5. #809048
  6. #808e52
  7. #808b5b
  8. #808864
  9. #80856d
  10. #808377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a9574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59104 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1912e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #879385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979515 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95952a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84966b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809b23 {
  color: #809b23;
}
Background
.bg-809b23 {
  background-color: #809b23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809b23 {
  border: 2px solid #809b23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809b23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 155 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809b23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809b23, #449b23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809b23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 155 35 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.60 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.37 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.44 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.67 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.96 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.29 #7f64dc Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#809b23  rgb(128, 155, 35)  hsl(74, 63%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#3e239b  rgb(62, 35, 155)  hsl(254, 63%, 37%)  Zaffre
#23809b  rgb(35, 128, 155)  hsl(194, 63%, 37%)  Teal Blue
#9b2380  rgb(155, 35, 128)  hsl(314, 63%, 37%)  Deep Plum