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#4E661B

#4e661b ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e661b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.53% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 58.14% saturation and 25.29% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.112

Complementary

  1. #4e661b
  2. #331b66

Split complementary

  1. #4e661b
  2. #1b2866
  3. #581b66

Analogous

  1. #66581b
  2. #4e661b
  3. #28661b

Triadic

  1. #4e661b
  2. #1b4e66
  3. #661b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e661b
  2. #1b6633
  3. #331b66
  4. #661b4e

Square

  1. #4e661b
  2. #1b6658
  3. #331b66
  4. #661b28

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1004
  2. #20290b
  3. #4e661b
  4. #7ca22b
  5. #a5cf4b

Shades

#4e661b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e661b
  2. #465c18
  3. #3e5216
  4. #374713
  5. #2f3d10
  6. #27330e
  7. #1f290b
  8. #171f08
  9. #101405
  10. #080a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e661b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e661b
  2. #607532
  3. #718549
  4. #83945f
  5. #95a376
  6. #a7b38d
  7. #b8c2a4
  8. #cad1bb
  9. #dce0d1
  10. #edf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e661b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e661b
  2. #536925
  3. #586b2f
  4. #5d6e39
  5. #627043
  6. #67734e
  7. #6c7658
  8. #717862
  9. #767b6c
  10. #7b7d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58614c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5f0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #685e21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #526157 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #616215 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f611f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #506346 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e661b {
  color: #4e661b;
}
Background
.bg-4e661b {
  background-color: #4e661b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e661b {
  border: 2px solid #4e661b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e661b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 102 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 58% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e661b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e661b, #28661b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e661b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 102 27 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.44 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.70 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.42 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.20 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.21 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.67 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 9.72 #b199e4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e661b  rgb(78, 102, 27)  hsl(79, 58%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#331b66  rgb(51, 27, 102)  hsl(259, 58%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#1b4e66  rgb(27, 78, 102)  hsl(199, 58%, 25%)  Charcoal
#661b4e  rgb(102, 27, 78)  hsl(319, 58%, 25%)  Byzantium