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#596F18

#596f18 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#596f18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.38% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 75.17°, with 64.44% saturation and 26.47% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #596f18
  2. #2e186f

Split complementary

  1. #596f18
  2. #182e6f
  3. #59186f

Analogous

  1. #6f5918
  2. #596f18
  3. #2e6f18

Triadic

  1. #596f18
  2. #18596f
  3. #6f1859

Tetradic

  1. #596f18
  2. #186f2e
  3. #2e186f
  4. #6f1859

Square

  1. #596f18
  2. #186f59
  3. #2e186f
  4. #6f182e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1104
  2. #27300a
  3. #596f18
  4. #8bae26
  5. #b3d848

Shades

#596f18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596f18
  2. #506416
  3. #475913
  4. #3e4e11
  5. #35430e
  6. #2d380c
  7. #242c0a
  8. #1b2107
  9. #121605
  10. #090b02
  11. #000000

Tints

#596f18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596f18
  2. #6a7d2f
  3. #7a8c46
  4. #8b9a5d
  5. #9ba974
  6. #acb78c
  7. #bdc5a3
  8. #cdd4ba
  9. #dee2d1
  10. #eef1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596f18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596f18
  2. #5d7122
  3. #61722d
  4. #657437
  5. #697642
  6. #6d784c
  7. #707956
  8. #747b61
  9. #787d6b
  10. #7c7e76
  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 #766805 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e695e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b6b0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a6a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c6b4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596f18 {
  color: #596f18;
}
Background
.bg-596f18 {
  background-color: #596f18;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596f18 {
  border: 2px solid #596f18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596f18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 64% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596f18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596f18, #2e6f18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596f18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 24 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.81 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.65 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.50 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.21 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.78 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.35 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.51 #a690e7 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596f18  rgb(89, 111, 24)  hsl(75, 64%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#2e186f  rgb(46, 24, 111)  hsl(255, 64%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#18596f  rgb(24, 89, 111)  hsl(195, 64%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#6f1859  rgb(111, 24, 89)  hsl(315, 64%, 26%)  Byzantium