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#4E6925

#4e6925 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6925 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.76% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 83.82°, with 47.89% saturation and 27.84% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #4e6925
  2. #402569

Split complementary

  1. #4e6925
  2. #252c69
  3. #622569

Analogous

  1. #696225
  2. #4e6925
  3. #2c6925

Triadic

  1. #4e6925
  2. #254e69
  3. #69254e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6925
  2. #256940
  3. #402569
  4. #69254e

Square

  1. #4e6925
  2. #256962
  3. #402569
  4. #69252c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f05
  2. #243011
  3. #4e6925
  4. #78a239
  5. #9ec760

Shades

#4e6925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6925
  2. #465f21
  3. #3e541e
  4. #374a1a
  5. #2f3f16
  6. #273513
  7. #1f2a0f
  8. #17200b
  9. #101507
  10. #080b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6925
  2. #60783b
  3. #718751
  4. #839666
  5. #95a57c
  6. #a7b492
  7. #b8c3a8
  8. #cad2be
  9. #dce1d3
  10. #edf0e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6925
  2. #536b2e
  3. #586e37
  4. #5d7040
  5. #627249
  6. #677553
  7. #6c775c
  8. #717965
  9. #767b6e
  10. #7b7e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a644f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e621d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a602a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #51645b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #636520 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50664b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6925 {
  color: #4e6925;
}
Background
.bg-4e6925 {
  background-color: #4e6925;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6925 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 48% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6925, #2c6925);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 37 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 2.06 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.31 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.37 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.45 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.24 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.34 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 9.43 #b196da Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6925  rgb(78, 105, 37)  hsl(84, 48%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green
#402569  rgb(64, 37, 105)  hsl(264, 48%, 28%)  Persian Indigo
#254e69  rgb(37, 78, 105)  hsl(204, 48%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#69254e  rgb(105, 37, 78)  hsl(324, 48%, 28%)  Pansy Purple