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#566E1B

#566e1b ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#566e1b is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 43.14% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 77.35°, with 60.58% saturation and 26.86% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #566e1b
  2. #331b6e

Split complementary

  1. #566e1b
  2. #1b2c6e
  3. #5c1b6e

Analogous

  1. #6e5c1b
  2. #566e1b
  3. #2c6e1b

Triadic

  1. #566e1b
  2. #1b566e
  3. #6e1b56

Tetradic

  1. #566e1b
  2. #1b6e33
  3. #331b6e
  4. #6e1b56

Square

  1. #566e1b
  2. #1b6e5c
  3. #331b6e
  4. #6e1b2c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1004
  2. #26310c
  3. #566e1b
  4. #86ab2a
  5. #add44e

Shades

#566e1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #566e1b
  2. #4d6318
  3. #455816
  4. #3c4d13
  5. #344210
  6. #2b370e
  7. #222c0b
  8. #1a2108
  9. #111605
  10. #090b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#566e1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #566e1b
  2. #677d32
  3. #788b49
  4. #899a5f
  5. #9aa876
  6. #abb78d
  7. #bbc5a4
  8. #ccd4bb
  9. #dde2d1
  10. #eef1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#566e1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #566e1b
  2. #5a7025
  3. #5e722f
  4. #637339
  5. #677543
  6. #6b774e
  7. #6f7958
  8. #737b62
  9. #787c6c
  10. #7c7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606952 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74670c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5a685e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6a13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #596b4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-566e1b {
  color: #566e1b;
}
Background
.bg-566e1b {
  background-color: #566e1b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-566e1b {
  border: 2px solid #566e1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #566e1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 110 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 61% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-566e1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #566e1b, #2c6e1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-566e1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 110 27 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.04 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.38 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.85 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.57 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.30 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 10.91 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 11.12 #a991e4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#566e1b  rgb(86, 110, 27)  hsl(77, 61%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green
#331b6e  rgb(51, 27, 110)  hsl(257, 61%, 27%)  Persian Indigo
#1b566e  rgb(27, 86, 110)  hsl(197, 61%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#6e1b56  rgb(110, 27, 86)  hsl(317, 61%, 27%)  Byzantium