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#486D20

#486d20 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#486d20 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.75% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.64% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 88.83°, with 54.61% saturation and 27.65% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #486d20
  2. #45206d

Split complementary

  1. #486d20
  2. #20226d
  3. #6c206d

Analogous

  1. #6d6c20
  2. #486d20
  3. #226d20

Triadic

  1. #486d20
  2. #20486d
  3. #6d2048

Tetradic

  1. #486d20
  2. #206d45
  3. #45206d
  4. #6d2048

Square

  1. #486d20
  2. #206d6c
  3. #45206d
  4. #6d2022

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1005
  2. #21320f
  3. #486d20
  4. #6fa831
  5. #95ce58

Shades

#486d20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486d20
  2. #41621d
  3. #3a571a
  4. #324c16
  5. #2b4113
  6. #243710
  7. #1d2c0d
  8. #16210a
  9. #0e1606
  10. #070b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#486d20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486d20
  2. #5a7c36
  3. #6d8a4d
  4. #7f9963
  5. #91a779
  6. #a4b690
  7. #b6c5a6
  8. #c8d3bc
  9. #dae2d2
  10. #edf0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486d20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486d20
  2. #4e6f2a
  3. #537133
  4. #59733d
  5. #5e7546
  6. #647750
  7. #6a785a
  8. #6f7a63
  9. #757c6d
  10. #7a7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596750 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726515 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49685d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #64681a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606624 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #496a4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486d20 {
  color: #486d20;
}
Background
.bg-486d20 {
  background-color: #486d20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-486d20 {
  border: 2px solid #486d20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486d20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 55% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486d20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486d20, #226d20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486d20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 32 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.91 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.68 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.76 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 7.81 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 8.03 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.78 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.86 #b792df Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#486d20  rgb(72, 109, 32)  hsl(89, 55%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green
#45206d  rgb(69, 32, 109)  hsl(269, 55%, 28%)  Persian Indigo
#20486d  rgb(32, 72, 109)  hsl(209, 55%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#6d2048  rgb(109, 32, 72)  hsl(329, 55%, 28%)  Pansy Purple