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#4E6800

#4e6800 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6800 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, 40.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 100% saturation and 20.39% 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 6.36:1 (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 luminance0.1152

Complementary

  1. #4e6800
  2. #1a0068

Split complementary

  1. #4e6800
  2. #001a68
  3. #4e0068

Analogous

  1. #684e00
  2. #4e6800
  3. #1a6800

Triadic

  1. #4e6800
  2. #004e68
  3. #68004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6800
  2. #00681a
  3. #1a0068
  4. #68004e

Square

  1. #4e6800
  2. #00684e
  3. #1a0068
  4. #68001a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1400
  2. #151b00
  3. #4e6800
  4. #87b400
  5. #c0ff02

Shades

#4e6800 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6800
  2. #465e00
  3. #3e5300
  4. #374900
  5. #2f3e00
  6. #273400
  7. #1f2a00
  8. #171f00
  9. #101500
  10. #080a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6800 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6800
  2. #60771a
  3. #718633
  4. #83954d
  5. #95a466
  6. #a7b480
  7. #b8c399
  8. #cad2b3
  9. #dce1cc
  10. #edf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6800 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6800
  2. #536a0d
  3. #586d1a
  4. #5d6f26
  5. #627233
  6. #677440
  7. #6c764d
  8. #71795a
  9. #767b66
  10. #7b7e73
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #59634a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b5f10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #526257 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61630a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #516544 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6800 {
  color: #4e6800;
}
Background
.bg-4e6800 {
  background-color: #4e6800;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6800 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6800;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6800;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 104 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6800 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6800, #1a6800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6800 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 104 0 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.01 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.60 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.30 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.68 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 10.15 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 10.27 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 10.27 #b197ff Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6800  rgb(78, 104, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 20%)  Dark Olive Green
#1a0068  rgb(26, 0, 104)  hsl(255, 100%, 20%)  Navy
#004e68  rgb(0, 78, 104)  hsl(195, 100%, 20%)  Midnight Green
#68004e  rgb(104, 0, 78)  hsl(315, 100%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple