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#809E21

#809e21 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#809e21 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, 61.96% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.11% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 74.4°, with 65.45% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2915

Complementary

  1. #809e21
  2. #3f219e

Split complementary

  1. #809e21
  2. #21419e
  3. #7d219e

Analogous

  1. #9e7d21
  2. #809e21
  3. #419e21

Triadic

  1. #809e21
  2. #21809e
  3. #9e2180

Tetradic

  1. #809e21
  2. #219e3f
  3. #3f219e
  4. #9e2180

Square

  1. #809e21
  2. #219e7d
  3. #3f219e
  4. #9e2141

Monochromatic

  1. #191f07
  2. #4d5f14
  3. #809e21
  4. #afd536
  5. #c8e276

Shades

#809e21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809e21
  2. #738e1e
  3. #667e1a
  4. #5a6f17
  5. #4d5f14
  6. #404f11
  7. #333f0d
  8. #262f0a
  9. #1a2007
  10. #0d1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#809e21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809e21
  2. #8da837
  3. #99b14d
  4. #a6bb64
  5. #b3c57a
  6. #c0cf90
  7. #ccd8a6
  8. #d9e2bc
  9. #e6ecd3
  10. #f2f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809e21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809e21
  2. #809b2b
  3. #809834
  4. #80953e
  5. #809247
  6. #808f51
  7. #808c5a
  8. #808964
  9. #80866d
  10. #808377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4932e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #879687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999810 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84996c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809e21 {
  color: #809e21;
}
Background
.bg-809e21 {
  background-color: #809e21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809e21 {
  border: 2px solid #809e21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809e21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 65% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809e21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809e21, #419e21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809e21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 33 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.27 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.42 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.72 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.87 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.29 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.77 #7f61de Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#809e21  rgb(128, 158, 33)  hsl(74, 65%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#3f219e  rgb(63, 33, 158)  hsl(254, 65%, 37%)  Zaffre
#21809e  rgb(33, 128, 158)  hsl(194, 65%, 37%)  Cerulean
#9e2180  rgb(158, 33, 128)  hsl(314, 65%, 37%)  Deep Plum