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#516B1C

#516b1c ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#516b1c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.96% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.83% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 79.75°, with 58.52% saturation and 26.47% 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1235

Complementary

  1. #516b1c
  2. #361c6b

Split complementary

  1. #516b1c
  2. #1c296b
  3. #5e1c6b

Analogous

  1. #6b5e1c
  2. #516b1c
  3. #296b1c

Triadic

  1. #516b1c
  2. #1c516b
  3. #6b1c51

Tetradic

  1. #516b1c
  2. #1c6b36
  3. #361c6b
  4. #6b1c51

Square

  1. #516b1c
  2. #1c6b5e
  3. #361c6b
  4. #6b1c29

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1004
  2. #232e0c
  3. #516b1c
  4. #7fa82c
  5. #a6d14f

Shades

#516b1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #516b1c
  2. #496019
  3. #415616
  4. #394b14
  5. #314011
  6. #29360e
  7. #202b0b
  8. #182008
  9. #101506
  10. #080b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#516b1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #516b1c
  2. #627a33
  3. #748949
  4. #859760
  5. #97a677
  6. #a8b58e
  7. #b9c4a4
  8. #cbd3bb
  9. #dce1d2
  10. #eef0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#516b1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #516b1c
  2. #566d26
  3. #5a6f30
  4. #5f713a
  5. #647344
  6. #69764e
  7. #6d7858
  8. #727a62
  9. #777c6c
  10. #7b7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c664f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #71640f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55665b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #666715 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #636620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53684a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-516b1c {
  color: #516b1c;
}
Background
.bg-516b1c {
  background-color: #516b1c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-516b1c {
  border: 2px solid #516b1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #516b1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 107 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 59% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-516b1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #516b1c, #296b1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-516b1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 107 28 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.34 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.83 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.34 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.92 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.33 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 9.85 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 10.00 #ae94e3 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#516b1c  rgb(81, 107, 28)  hsl(80, 59%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#361c6b  rgb(54, 28, 107)  hsl(260, 59%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#1c516b  rgb(28, 81, 107)  hsl(200, 59%, 26%)  Charcoal
#6b1c51  rgb(107, 28, 81)  hsl(320, 59%, 26%)  Byzantium