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#486A2E

#486a2e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#486a2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.6% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 94°, with 39.47% saturation and 29.8% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.1188

Complementary

  1. #486a2e
  2. #502e6a

Split complementary

  1. #486a2e
  2. #322e6a
  3. #6a2e66

Analogous

  1. #666a2e
  2. #486a2e
  3. #2e6a32

Triadic

  1. #486a2e
  2. #2e486a
  3. #6a2e48

Tetradic

  1. #486a2e
  2. #2e6a50
  3. #502e6a
  4. #6a2e48

Square

  1. #486a2e
  2. #2e666a
  3. #502e6a
  4. #6a322e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0e06
  2. #243517
  3. #486a2e
  4. #6c9f45
  5. #93c170

Shades

#486a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486a2e
  2. #415f29
  3. #3a5525
  4. #324a20
  5. #2b401c
  6. #243517
  7. #1d2a12
  8. #16200e
  9. #0e1509
  10. #070b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#486a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486a2e
  2. #5a7943
  3. #6d8858
  4. #7f976d
  5. #91a682
  6. #a4b597
  7. #b6c3ab
  8. #c8d2c0
  9. #dae1d5
  10. #edf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486a2e
  2. #4e6c36
  3. #536e3e
  4. #597147
  5. #5e734f
  6. #647557
  7. #6a775f
  8. #6f7967
  9. #757c70
  10. #7a7e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586551 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6328 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #696032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48665d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #61662b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e6430 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48684e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486a2e {
  color: #486a2e;
}
Background
.bg-486a2e {
  background-color: #486a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486a2e {
  border: 2px solid #486a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 106 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486a2e, #2e6a32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 106 46 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.15 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.76 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.38 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.11 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 8.58 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.66 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 8.67 #b795d1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#486a2e  rgb(72, 106, 46)  hsl(94, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#502e6a  rgb(80, 46, 106)  hsl(274, 39%, 30%)  Eminence
#2e486a  rgb(46, 72, 106)  hsl(214, 39%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#6a2e48  rgb(106, 46, 72)  hsl(334, 39%, 30%)  Pansy Purple