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#4E6D28

#4e6d28 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6d28 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, 42.75% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.3% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 86.96°, with 46.31% saturation and 29.22% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1271

Complementary

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #47286d

Split complementary

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #282c6d
  3. #6a286d

Analogous

  1. #6d6a28
  2. #4e6d28
  3. #2c6d28

Triadic

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #284e6d
  3. #6d284e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #286d47
  3. #47286d
  4. #6d284e

Square

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #286d6a
  3. #47286d
  4. #6d282c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f05
  2. #263513
  3. #4e6d28
  4. #76a53d
  5. #9cc767

Shades

#4e6d28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #466224
  3. #3e5720
  4. #374c1c
  5. #2f4118
  6. #273714
  7. #1f2c10
  8. #17210c
  9. #101608
  10. #080b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6d28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #607c3e
  3. #718a53
  4. #839969
  5. #95a77e
  6. #a7b694
  7. #b8c5a9
  8. #cad3bf
  9. #dce2d4
  10. #edf0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6d28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6d28
  2. #536f31
  3. #58713a
  4. #5d7342
  5. #62754b
  6. #677754
  7. #6c785d
  8. #717a66
  9. #767c6e
  10. #7b7e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6852 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726520 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e632d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50685e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656824 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #62672b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f6a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6d28 {
  color: #4e6d28;
}
Background
.bg-4e6d28 {
  background-color: #4e6d28;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6d28 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6d28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6d28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 109 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 46% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6d28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6d28, #2c6d28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6d28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 109 40 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 2.37 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.88 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 6.10 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.12 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 9.30 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.32 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.69 #b192d7 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6d28  rgb(78, 109, 40)  hsl(87, 46%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#47286d  rgb(71, 40, 109)  hsl(267, 46%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#284e6d  rgb(40, 78, 109)  hsl(207, 46%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#6d284e  rgb(109, 40, 78)  hsl(327, 46%, 29%)  Pansy Purple