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#596F3D

#596f3d ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#596f3d is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 43.53% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.05% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 86.4°, with 29.07% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #596f3d
  2. #533d6f

Split complementary

  1. #596f3d
  2. #3d406f
  3. #6c3d6f

Analogous

  1. #6f6c3d
  2. #596f3d
  3. #406f3d

Triadic

  1. #596f3d
  2. #3d596f
  3. #6f3d59

Tetradic

  1. #596f3d
  2. #3d6f53
  3. #533d6f
  4. #6f3d59

Square

  1. #596f3d
  2. #3d6f6c
  3. #533d6f
  4. #6f3d40

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0d07
  2. #313e22
  3. #596f3d
  4. #81a058
  5. #a6bd88

Shades

#596f3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596f3d
  2. #506437
  3. #475931
  4. #3e4e2b
  5. #354325
  6. #2d381f
  7. #242c18
  8. #1b2112
  9. #12160c
  10. #090b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#596f3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596f3d
  2. #6a7d50
  3. #7a8c64
  4. #8b9a77
  5. #9ba98b
  6. #acb79e
  7. #bdc5b1
  8. #cdd4c5
  9. #dee2d8
  10. #eef1ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596f3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596f3d
  2. #5d7144
  3. #61724a
  4. #657451
  5. #697658
  6. #6d785f
  7. #707965
  8. #747b6c
  9. #787d73
  10. #7c7e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #626b5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706840 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5b6b63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a6b3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #686b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a6d56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596f3d {
  color: #596f3d;
}
Background
.bg-596f3d {
  background-color: #596f3d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596f3d {
  border: 2px solid #596f3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596f3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 111 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 29% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596f3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596f3d, #406f3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596f3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 111 61 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 2.90 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 5.09 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.69 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.66 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.14 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.54 #006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 12.09 #a690c2 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596f3d  rgb(89, 111, 61)  hsl(86, 29%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#533d6f  rgb(83, 61, 111)  hsl(266, 29%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3d596f  rgb(61, 89, 111)  hsl(206, 29%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6f3d59  rgb(111, 61, 89)  hsl(326, 29%, 34%)  Eggplant