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#596C09

#596c09 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#596c09 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, 42.35% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.67% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 71.52°, with 84.62% saturation and 22.94% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #596c09
  2. #1c096c

Split complementary

  1. #596c09
  2. #09276c
  3. #4e096c

Analogous

  1. #6c4e09
  2. #596c09
  3. #276c09

Triadic

  1. #596c09
  2. #09596c
  3. #6c0959

Tetradic

  1. #596c09
  2. #096c1c
  3. #1c096c
  4. #6c0959

Square

  1. #596c09
  2. #096c4e
  3. #1c096c
  4. #6c0927

Monochromatic

  1. #101302
  2. #1f2503
  3. #596c09
  4. #93b30f
  5. #c6ed21

Shades

#596c09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596c09
  2. #506108
  3. #475607
  4. #3e4c06
  5. #354105
  6. #2d3605
  7. #242b04
  8. #1b2003
  9. #121602
  10. #090b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#596c09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596c09
  2. #6a7b22
  3. #7a893a
  4. #8b9853
  5. #9ba76b
  6. #acb684
  7. #bdc49d
  8. #cdd3b5
  9. #dee2ce
  10. #eef0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596c09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596c09
  2. #5d6e15
  3. #617021
  4. #65722d
  5. #697439
  6. #6d7645
  7. #707850
  8. #747a5c
  9. #787c68
  10. #7c7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60684f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f665b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686812 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6848 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596c09 {
  color: #596c09;
}
Background
.bg-596c09 {
  background-color: #596c09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596c09 {
  border: 2px solid #596c09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596c09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 85% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596c09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596c09, #276c09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596c09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 9 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.08 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.34 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.45 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.46 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.01 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.11 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 12.32 #a693f6 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596c09  rgb(89, 108, 9)  hsl(72, 85%, 23%)  Dark Olive Green
#1c096c  rgb(28, 9, 108)  hsl(252, 85%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#09596c  rgb(9, 89, 108)  hsl(192, 85%, 23%)  Midnight Green
#6c0959  rgb(108, 9, 89)  hsl(312, 85%, 23%)  Byzantium