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#4E6601

#4e6601 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e6601 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, 40% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.02% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 74.26°, with 98.06% saturation and 20.2% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1112

Complementary

  1. #4e6601
  2. #190166

Split complementary

  1. #4e6601
  2. #011c66
  3. #4c0166

Analogous

  1. #664c01
  2. #4e6601
  3. #1c6601

Triadic

  1. #4e6601
  2. #014e66
  3. #66014e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6601
  2. #016619
  3. #190166
  4. #66014e

Square

  1. #4e6601
  2. #01664c
  3. #190166
  4. #66011c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1400
  2. #141a00
  3. #4e6601
  4. #88b202
  5. #c1fd03

Shades

#4e6601 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6601
  2. #465c01
  3. #3e5201
  4. #374701
  5. #2f3d01
  6. #273301
  7. #1f2900
  8. #171f00
  9. #101400
  10. #080a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6601 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6601
  2. #60751a
  3. #718534
  4. #83944d
  5. #95a367
  6. #a7b380
  7. #b8c299
  8. #cad1b3
  9. #dce0cc
  10. #edf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6601 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6601
  2. #53690e
  3. #586b1a
  4. #5d6e27
  5. #627034
  6. #677341
  7. #6c764d
  8. #71785a
  9. #767b67
  10. #7b7d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586149 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #695e10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #526056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #626200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #60610a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #516343 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6601 {
  color: #4e6601;
}
Background
.bg-4e6601 {
  background-color: #4e6601;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6601 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6601;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6601;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 98% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6601 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6601, #1c6601);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6601 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 1 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.01 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.01 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.21 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.02 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 10.14 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 10.35 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 10.43 #b199fe Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6601  rgb(78, 102, 1)  hsl(74, 98%, 20%)  Dark Olive Green
#190166  rgb(25, 1, 102)  hsl(254, 98%, 20%)  Navy
#014e66  rgb(1, 78, 102)  hsl(194, 98%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#66014e  rgb(102, 1, 78)  hsl(314, 98%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple