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#809E2C

#809e2c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809e2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.15% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 75.79°, with 56.44% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.2922

Complementary

  1. #809e2c
  2. #4a2c9e

Split complementary

  1. #809e2c
  2. #2c479e
  3. #832c9e

Analogous

  1. #9e832c
  2. #809e2c
  3. #479e2c

Triadic

  1. #809e2c
  2. #2c809e
  3. #9e2c80

Tetradic

  1. #809e2c
  2. #2c9e4a
  3. #4a2c9e
  4. #9e2c80

Square

  1. #809e2c
  2. #2c9e83
  3. #4a2c9e
  4. #9e2c47

Monochromatic

  1. #1f260b
  2. #50621b
  3. #809e2c
  4. #aacd4a
  5. #c6dd86

Shades

#809e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809e2c
  2. #738e28
  3. #667e23
  4. #5a6f1f
  5. #4d5f1a
  6. #404f16
  7. #333f12
  8. #262f0d
  9. #1a2009
  10. #0d1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#809e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809e2c
  2. #8da841
  3. #99b156
  4. #a6bb6b
  5. #b3c580
  6. #c0cf96
  7. #ccd8ab
  8. #d9e2c0
  9. #e6ecd5
  10. #f2f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809e2c
  2. #809b34
  3. #80983d
  4. #809545
  5. #80924e
  6. #808f56
  7. #808c5e
  8. #808967
  9. #80866f
  10. #808378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #869688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999821 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809e2c {
  color: #809e2c;
}
Background
.bg-809e2c {
  background-color: #809e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809e2c {
  border: 2px solid #809e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 56% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809e2c, #479e2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 44 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.97 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.88 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.84 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.21 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.64 #7f61d3 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#809e2c  rgb(128, 158, 44)  hsl(76, 56%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#4a2c9e  rgb(74, 44, 158)  hsl(256, 56%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple
#2c809e  rgb(44, 128, 158)  hsl(196, 56%, 40%)  Cerulean
#9e2c80  rgb(158, 44, 128)  hsl(316, 56%, 40%)  Deep Plum