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#495E1E

#495e1e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#495e1e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 36.86% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.09% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 79.69°, with 51.61% saturation and 24.31% 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #495e1e
  2. #331e5e

Split complementary

  1. #495e1e
  2. #1e295e
  3. #531e5e

Analogous

  1. #5e531e
  2. #495e1e
  3. #295e1e

Triadic

  1. #495e1e
  2. #1e495e
  3. #5e1e49

Tetradic

  1. #495e1e
  2. #1e5e33
  3. #331e5e
  4. #5e1e49

Square

  1. #495e1e
  2. #1e5e53
  3. #331e5e
  4. #5e1e29

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f05
  2. #1c240b
  3. #495e1e
  4. #769831
  5. #9fc74e

Shades

#495e1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #495e1e
  2. #42551b
  3. #3a4b18
  4. #334215
  5. #2c3812
  6. #252f0f
  7. #1d260c
  8. #161c09
  9. #0f1306
  10. #070903
  11. #000000

Tints

#495e1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #495e1e
  2. #5b6e35
  3. #6d7e4b
  4. #808e62
  5. #929e78
  6. #a4af8f
  7. #b6bfa5
  8. #c8cfbc
  9. #dbdfd2
  10. #edefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#495e1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #495e1e
  2. #4f6128
  3. #546532
  4. #5a683b
  5. #5f6c45
  6. #656f4f
  7. #6a7259
  8. #707663
  9. #75796c
  10. #7b7d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525a47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635816 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5951 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a5a19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #585a21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5b42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-495e1e {
  color: #495e1e;
}
Background
.bg-495e1e {
  background-color: #495e1e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-495e1e {
  border: 2px solid #495e1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #495e1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 94 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 52% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-495e1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #495e1e, #295e1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-495e1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 94 30 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.74 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.03 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 8.25 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.75 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 9.95 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 10.10 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.61 #b6a1e1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#495e1e  rgb(73, 94, 30)  hsl(80, 52%, 24%)  Dark Olive Green
#331e5e  rgb(51, 30, 94)  hsl(260, 52%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#1e495e  rgb(30, 73, 94)  hsl(200, 52%, 24%)  Charcoal
#5e1e49  rgb(94, 30, 73)  hsl(320, 52%, 24%)  Tyrian Purple