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#556B2F

#556b2f Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
  • darkolivegreen
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#556b2f (Dark Olive Green) is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 41.96% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.07% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 82°, with 38.96% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1265

Complementary

  1. #556b2f
  2. #452f6b

Split complementary

  1. #556b2f
  2. #2f376b
  3. #632f6b

Analogous

  1. #6b632f
  2. #556b2f
  3. #376b2f

Triadic

  1. #556b2f
  2. #2f556b
  3. #6b2f55

Tetradic

  1. #556b2f
  2. #2f6b45
  3. #452f6b
  4. #6b2f55

Square

  1. #556b2f
  2. #2f6b63
  3. #452f6b
  4. #6b2f37

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e06
  2. #2b3618
  3. #556b2f
  4. #7fa046
  5. #a4c172

Shades

#556b2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #556b2f
  2. #4d602a
  3. #445626
  4. #3c4b21
  5. #33401c
  6. #2b3618
  7. #222b13
  8. #1a200e
  9. #111509
  10. #090b05
  11. #000000

Tints

#556b2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #556b2f
  2. #667a44
  3. #778959
  4. #88976d
  5. #99a682
  6. #aab597
  7. #bbc4ac
  8. #ccd3c1
  9. #dde1d5
  10. #eef0ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#556b2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #556b2f
  2. #596d37
  3. #5e6f3f
  4. #627147
  5. #66734f
  6. #6b7658
  7. #6f7860
  8. #737a68
  9. #777c70
  10. #7c7e78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6753 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706529 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #58665e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #66672c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #57684f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-556b2f {
  color: #556b2f;
}
Background
.bg-556b2f {
  background-color: #556b2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-556b2f {
  border: 2px solid #556b2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #556b2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 107 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-556b2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #556b2f, #376b2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-556b2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 107 47 / 0.35);
}

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Dark Olive Green
#556b2f  rgb(85, 107, 47)  hsl(82, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#452f6b  rgb(69, 47, 107)  hsl(262, 39%, 30%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2f556b  rgb(47, 85, 107)  hsl(202, 39%, 30%)  Charcoal
#6b2f55  rgb(107, 47, 85)  hsl(322, 39%, 30%)  Byzantium