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#4E692E

#4e692e ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#4e692e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 41.18% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.19% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 87.46°, with 39.07% saturation and 29.61% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1192

Complementary

  1. #4e692e
  2. #492e69

Split complementary

  1. #4e692e
  2. #2e3169
  3. #672e69

Analogous

  1. #69672e
  2. #4e692e
  3. #31692e

Triadic

  1. #4e692e
  2. #2e4e69
  3. #692e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e692e
  2. #2e6949
  3. #492e69
  4. #692e4e

Square

  1. #4e692e
  2. #2e6967
  3. #492e69
  4. #692e31

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e06
  2. #263417
  3. #4e692e
  4. #769e45
  5. #9bc070

Shades

#4e692e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e692e
  2. #465f29
  3. #3e5425
  4. #374a20
  5. #2f3f1c
  6. #273517
  7. #1f2a12
  8. #17200e
  9. #101509
  10. #080b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e692e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e692e
  2. #607843
  3. #718758
  4. #83966d
  5. #95a582
  6. #a7b497
  7. #b8c3ab
  8. #cad2c0
  9. #dce1d5
  10. #edf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e692e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e692e
  2. #536b36
  3. #586e3e
  4. #5d7047
  5. #62724f
  6. #677557
  7. #6c775f
  8. #717967
  9. #767b70
  10. #7b7e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6451 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50655c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #62652b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #606430 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f664d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e692e {
  color: #4e692e;
}
Background
.bg-4e692e {
  background-color: #4e692e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e692e {
  border: 2px solid #4e692e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e692e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 105 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e692e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e692e, #31692e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e692e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 105 46 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 1.72 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.43 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.75 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.39 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.77 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.50 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.76 #b196d1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e692e  rgb(78, 105, 46)  hsl(87, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#492e69  rgb(73, 46, 105)  hsl(267, 39%, 30%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2e4e69  rgb(46, 78, 105)  hsl(207, 39%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#692e4e  rgb(105, 46, 78)  hsl(327, 39%, 30%)  Pansy Purple