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#596B08

#596b08 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#596b08 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, 41.96% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.52% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 70.91°, with 86.09% saturation and 22.55% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.15.

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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #596b08
  2. #1a086b

Split complementary

  1. #596b08
  2. #08276b
  3. #4c086b

Analogous

  1. #6b4c08
  2. #596b08
  3. #276b08

Triadic

  1. #596b08
  2. #08596b
  3. #6b0859

Tetradic

  1. #596b08
  2. #086b1a
  3. #1a086b
  4. #6b0859

Square

  1. #596b08
  2. #086b4c
  3. #1a086b
  4. #6b0827

Monochromatic

  1. #101301
  2. #1e2403
  3. #596b08
  4. #94b20d
  5. #c8ee1e

Shades

#596b08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596b08
  2. #506007
  3. #475606
  4. #3e4b06
  5. #354005
  6. #2d3604
  7. #242b03
  8. #1b2002
  9. #121502
  10. #090b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#596b08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596b08
  2. #6a7a21
  3. #7a8939
  4. #8b9752
  5. #9ba66b
  6. #acb584
  7. #bdc49c
  8. #cdd3b5
  9. #dee1ce
  10. #eef0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596b08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596b08
  2. #5d6d14
  3. #616f20
  4. #65712c
  5. #697338
  6. #6d7644
  7. #707850
  8. #747a5c
  9. #787c68
  10. #7c7e74
  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 #60674e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #726400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706415 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f655a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686711 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6747 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596b08 {
  color: #596b08;
}
Background
.bg-596b08 {
  background-color: #596b08;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596b08 {
  border: 2px solid #596b08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596b08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 107 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 86% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596b08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596b08, #276b08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596b08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 107 8 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.15 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.71 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.83 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.19 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.23 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.26 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.45 #a694f7 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596b08  rgb(89, 107, 8)  hsl(71, 86%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green
#1a086b  rgb(26, 8, 107)  hsl(251, 86%, 23%)  Navy
#08596b  rgb(8, 89, 107)  hsl(191, 86%, 23%)  Midnight Green
#6b0859  rgb(107, 8, 89)  hsl(311, 86%, 23%)  Byzantium