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#859C19

#859c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#859c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 70.53°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.9.

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Relative luminance0.2883

Complementary

  1. #859c19
  2. #30199c

Split complementary

  1. #859c19
  2. #19449c
  3. #71199c

Analogous

  1. #9c7119
  2. #859c19
  3. #449c19

Triadic

  1. #859c19
  2. #19859c
  3. #9c1985

Tetradic

  1. #859c19
  2. #199c30
  3. #30199c
  4. #9c1985

Square

  1. #859c19
  2. #199c71
  3. #30199c
  4. #9c1944

Monochromatic

  1. #151804
  2. #4d5a0e
  3. #859c19
  4. #bcdc25
  5. #d0e767

Shades

#859c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859c19
  2. #788c17
  3. #6a7d14
  4. #5d6d12
  5. #505e0f
  6. #434e0d
  7. #353e0a
  8. #282f08
  9. #1b1f05
  10. #0d1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#859c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859c19
  2. #91a630
  3. #9db047
  4. #aaba5e
  5. #b6c475
  6. #c2ce8c
  7. #ced7a3
  8. #dae1ba
  9. #e7ebd1
  10. #f3f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859c19
  2. #859923
  3. #84962e
  4. #849438
  5. #839142
  6. #838e4d
  7. #828b57
  8. #828861
  9. #81866b
  10. #818376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9675 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d9385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989623 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a976a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859c19 {
  color: #859c19;
}
Background
.bg-859c19 {
  background-color: #859c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859c19 {
  border: 2px solid #859c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859c19, #449c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.90 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.82 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.20 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.23 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.69 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.99 #7a63e6 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#859c19  rgb(133, 156, 25)  hsl(71, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#30199c  rgb(48, 25, 156)  hsl(251, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre
#19859c  rgb(25, 133, 156)  hsl(191, 72%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#9c1985  rgb(156, 25, 133)  hsl(311, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta