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#596808

#596808 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#596808 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 40.78% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.31% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 69.38°, with 85.71% saturation and 21.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1204

Complementary

  1. #596808
  2. #170868

Split complementary

  1. #596808
  2. #082968
  3. #470868

Analogous

  1. #684708
  2. #596808
  3. #296808

Triadic

  1. #596808
  2. #085968
  3. #680859

Tetradic

  1. #596808
  2. #086817
  3. #170868
  4. #680859

Square

  1. #596808
  2. #086847
  3. #170868
  4. #680829

Monochromatic

  1. #101301
  2. #1c2103
  3. #596808
  4. #96af0d
  5. #cded1c

Shades

#596808 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596808
  2. #505e07
  3. #475306
  4. #3e4906
  5. #353e05
  6. #2d3404
  7. #242a03
  8. #1b1f02
  9. #121502
  10. #090a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#596808 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596808
  2. #6a7721
  3. #7a8639
  4. #8b9552
  5. #9ba46b
  6. #acb484
  7. #bdc39c
  8. #cdd2b5
  9. #dee1ce
  10. #eef0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596808 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596808
  2. #5d6a14
  3. #616d20
  4. #656f2c
  5. #697238
  6. #6d7444
  7. #707650
  8. #74795c
  9. #787b68
  10. #7c7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e644c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6214 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f6258 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #666410 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d6445 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596808 {
  color: #596808;
}
Background
.bg-596808 {
  background-color: #596808;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596808 {
  border: 2px solid #596808;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596808;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 104 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 86% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596808 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596808, #296808);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596808 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 104 8 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.30 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.29 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.73 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.01 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.71 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.90 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 12.61 #a697f7 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596808  rgb(89, 104, 8)  hsl(69, 86%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green
#170868  rgb(23, 8, 104)  hsl(249, 86%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#085968  rgb(8, 89, 104)  hsl(189, 86%, 22%)  Midnight Green
#680859  rgb(104, 8, 89)  hsl(309, 86%, 22%)  Byzantium