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#4E6E28

#4e6e28 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e6e28 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, 43.14% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 87.43°, with 46.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #48286e

Split complementary

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #282b6e
  3. #6b286e

Analogous

  1. #6e6b28
  2. #4e6e28
  3. #2b6e28

Triadic

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #284e6e
  3. #6e284e

Tetradic

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #286e48
  3. #48286e
  4. #6e284e

Square

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #286e6b
  3. #48286e
  4. #6e282b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0f05
  2. #263614
  3. #4e6e28
  4. #76a63c
  5. #9cc867

Shades

#4e6e28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #466324
  3. #3e5820
  4. #374d1c
  5. #2f4218
  6. #273714
  7. #1f2c10
  8. #17210c
  9. #101608
  10. #080b04
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e6e28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #607d3e
  3. #718b53
  4. #839a69
  5. #95a87e
  6. #a7b794
  7. #b8c5a9
  8. #cad4bf
  9. #dce2d4
  10. #edf1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e6e28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e6e28
  2. #537031
  3. #58723a
  4. #5d7342
  5. #62754b
  6. #677754
  7. #6c795d
  8. #717b66
  9. #767c6e
  10. #7b7e77
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6953 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736620 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e642d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50695f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666923 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63682b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f6b4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e6e28 {
  color: #4e6e28;
}
Background
.bg-4e6e28 {
  background-color: #4e6e28;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e6e28 {
  border: 2px solid #4e6e28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e6e28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 110 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 47% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e6e28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e6e28, #2b6e28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e6e28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 110 40 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 2.63 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.51 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.90 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.99 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.09 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 9.30 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.83 #b191d7 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#4e6e28  rgb(78, 110, 40)  hsl(87, 47%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#48286e  rgb(72, 40, 110)  hsl(267, 47%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#284e6e  rgb(40, 78, 110)  hsl(207, 47%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#6e284e  rgb(110, 40, 78)  hsl(327, 47%, 29%)  Pansy Purple