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#4E6221

#4e6221 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6221 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 38.43% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.33% yellow and 61.57% black. Its hue angle is 78.46°, with 49.62% saturation and 25.69% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #4e6221
  2. #352162

Split complementary

  1. #4e6221
  2. #212e62
  3. #562162

Analogous

  1. #625621
  2. #4e6221
  3. #2e6221

Triadic

  1. #4e6221
  2. #214e62
  3. #62214e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6221
  2. #216235
  3. #352162
  4. #62214e

Square

  1. #4e6221
  2. #216256
  3. #352162
  4. #62212e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f05
  2. #20290e
  3. #4e6221
  4. #7c9b34
  5. #a4c656

Shades

#4e6221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6221
  2. #46581e
  3. #3e4e1a
  4. #374517
  5. #2f3b14
  6. #273111
  7. #1f270d
  8. #171d0a
  9. #101407
  10. #080a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6221
  2. #607237
  3. #71814d
  4. #839164
  5. #95a17a
  6. #a7b190
  7. #b8c0a6
  8. #cad0bc
  9. #dce0d3
  10. #edefe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6221
  2. #53652b
  3. #586834
  4. #5d6b3e
  5. #626e47
  6. #677151
  7. #6c745a
  8. #717764
  9. #767a6d
  10. #7b7d77
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565e4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685c19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655b26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #525d54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e5e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d5e24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #505f45 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6221 {
  color: #4e6221;
}
Background
.bg-4e6221 {
  background-color: #4e6221;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6221 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 98 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 50% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6221, #2e6221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 98 33 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.46 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.87 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.18 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.69 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.90 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 10.29 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 10.37 #b19dde Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6221  rgb(78, 98, 33)  hsl(78, 50%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#352162  rgb(53, 33, 98)  hsl(258, 50%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#214e62  rgb(33, 78, 98)  hsl(198, 50%, 26%)  Charcoal
#62214e  rgb(98, 33, 78)  hsl(318, 50%, 26%)  Byzantium