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#596F16

#596f16 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#596f16 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, 43.53% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.18% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 74.83°, with 66.92% saturation and 26.08% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #596f16
  2. #2c166f

Split complementary

  1. #596f16
  2. #162d6f
  3. #59166f

Analogous

  1. #6f5916
  2. #596f16
  3. #2d6f16

Triadic

  1. #596f16
  2. #16596f
  3. #6f1659

Tetradic

  1. #596f16
  2. #166f2c
  3. #2c166f
  4. #6f1659

Square

  1. #596f16
  2. #166f59
  3. #2c166f
  4. #6f162d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1103
  2. #262f09
  3. #596f16
  4. #8caf23
  5. #b5da44

Shades

#596f16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596f16
  2. #506414
  3. #475912
  4. #3e4e0f
  5. #35430d
  6. #2d380b
  7. #242c09
  8. #1b2107
  9. #121604
  10. #090b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#596f16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596f16
  2. #6a7d2d
  3. #7a8c45
  4. #8b9a5c
  5. #9ba973
  6. #acb78b
  7. #bdc5a2
  8. #cdd4b9
  9. #dee2d0
  10. #eef1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596f16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596f16
  2. #5d7121
  3. #61722b
  4. #657436
  5. #697640
  6. #6d784b
  7. #707956
  8. #747b60
  9. #787d6b
  10. #7c7e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626a52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766801 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73671f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e695e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c6b0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6a1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6b4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596f16 {
  color: #596f16;
}
Background
.bg-596f16 {
  background-color: #596f16;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596f16 {
  border: 2px solid #596f16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596f16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596f16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596f16, #2d6f16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596f16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 22 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.05 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.75 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.44 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.42 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.87 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.24 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.49 #a690e9 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596f16  rgb(89, 111, 22)  hsl(75, 67%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#2c166f  rgb(44, 22, 111)  hsl(255, 67%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#16596f  rgb(22, 89, 111)  hsl(195, 67%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#6f1659  rgb(111, 22, 89)  hsl(315, 67%, 26%)  Byzantium