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#899F2C

#899f2c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#899f2c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 62.35% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.33% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 71.48°, with 56.65% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.35.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.303

Complementary

  1. #899f2c
  2. #422c9f

Split complementary

  1. #899f2c
  2. #2c4f9f
  3. #7b2c9f

Analogous

  1. #9f7b2c
  2. #899f2c
  3. #4f9f2c

Triadic

  1. #899f2c
  2. #2c899f
  3. #9f2c89

Tetradic

  1. #899f2c
  2. #2c9f42
  3. #422c9f
  4. #9f2c89

Square

  1. #899f2c
  2. #2c9f7b
  3. #422c9f
  4. #9f2c4f

Monochromatic

  1. #22270b
  2. #55631b
  3. #899f2c
  4. #b4cd4a
  5. #cdde86

Shades

#899f2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899f2c
  2. #7b8f28
  3. #6e7f23
  4. #606f1f
  5. #525f1a
  6. #455016
  7. #374012
  8. #29300d
  9. #1b2009
  10. #0e1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#899f2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899f2c
  2. #95a941
  3. #a1b256
  4. #acbc6b
  5. #b8c580
  6. #c4cf96
  7. #d0d9ab
  8. #dce2c0
  9. #e7ecd5
  10. #f3f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899f2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899f2c
  2. #889c34
  3. #87993d
  4. #869645
  5. #85934e
  6. #859056
  7. #848c5e
  8. #838967
  9. #82866f
  10. #818378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99617 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9a21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e9a6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899f2c {
  color: #899f2c;
}
Background
.bg-899f2c {
  background-color: #899f2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899f2c {
  border: 2px solid #899f2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899f2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 159 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 57% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899f2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899f2c, #4f9f2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899f2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 159 44 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.35 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.45 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.62 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.12 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.26 #7660d3 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#899f2c  rgb(137, 159, 44)  hsl(71, 57%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#422c9f  rgb(66, 44, 159)  hsl(251, 57%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#2c899f  rgb(44, 137, 159)  hsl(191, 57%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#9f2c89  rgb(159, 44, 137)  hsl(311, 57%, 40%)  Deep Plum