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#4E6918

#4e6918 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6918 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, 41.18% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.14% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 62.79% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #4e6918
  2. #331869

Split complementary

  1. #4e6918
  2. #182569
  3. #5b1869

Analogous

  1. #695b18
  2. #4e6918
  3. #256918

Triadic

  1. #4e6918
  2. #184e69
  3. #69184e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6918
  2. #186933
  3. #331869
  4. #69184e

Square

  1. #4e6918
  2. #18695b
  3. #331869
  4. #691825

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1104
  2. #202b0a
  3. #4e6918
  4. #7ca726
  5. #a5d545

Shades

#4e6918 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6918
  2. #465f16
  3. #3e5413
  4. #374a11
  5. #2f3f0e
  6. #27350c
  7. #1f2a0a
  8. #172007
  9. #101505
  10. #080b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6918 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6918
  2. #60782f
  3. #718746
  4. #83965d
  5. #95a574
  6. #a7b48c
  7. #b8c3a3
  8. #cad2ba
  9. #dce1d1
  10. #edf0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6918 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6918
  2. #536b22
  3. #586e2d
  4. #5d7037
  5. #627242
  6. #67754c
  7. #6c7756
  8. #717961
  9. #767b6b
  10. #7b7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a644d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6108 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b601f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #516459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636510 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61641d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #506648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6918 {
  color: #4e6918;
}
Background
.bg-4e6918 {
  background-color: #4e6918;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6918 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6918;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6918;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 63% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6918 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6918, #256918);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6918 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 24 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.77 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.41 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.86 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.95 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.36 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.43 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.46 #b196e7 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6918  rgb(78, 105, 24)  hsl(80, 63%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#331869  rgb(51, 24, 105)  hsl(260, 63%, 25%)  Persian Indigo
#184e69  rgb(24, 78, 105)  hsl(200, 63%, 25%)  Yale Blue
#69184e  rgb(105, 24, 78)  hsl(320, 63%, 25%)  Pansy Purple