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#42600A

#42600a ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#42600a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 37.65% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.58% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 80.93°, with 81.13% saturation and 20.78% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 6.04.

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Web safe#336600
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Relative luminance0.0955

Complementary

  1. #42600a
  2. #280a60

Split complementary

  1. #42600a
  2. #0a1760
  3. #530a60

Analogous

  1. #60530a
  2. #42600a
  3. #17600a

Triadic

  1. #42600a
  2. #0a4260
  3. #600a42

Tetradic

  1. #42600a
  2. #0a6028
  3. #280a60
  4. #600a42

Square

  1. #42600a
  2. #0a6053
  3. #280a60
  4. #600a17

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1202
  2. #121b03
  3. #42600a
  4. #72a511
  5. #a0e71c

Shades

#42600a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42600a
  2. #3b5609
  3. #354d08
  4. #2e4307
  5. #283a06
  6. #213005
  7. #1a2604
  8. #141d03
  9. #0d1302
  10. #070a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#42600a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42600a
  2. #557023
  3. #68803b
  4. #7b9054
  5. #8ea06c
  6. #a1b085
  7. #b3bf9d
  8. #c6cfb6
  9. #d9dfce
  10. #ecefe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42600a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42600a
  2. #486316
  3. #4e6622
  4. #556a2d
  5. #5b6d39
  6. #617045
  7. #677351
  8. #6d765d
  9. #747a68
  10. #7a7d74
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5b44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #615615 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455b51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #565a11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445d3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42600a {
  color: #42600a;
}
Background
.bg-42600a {
  background-color: #42600a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42600a {
  border: 2px solid #42600a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42600a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 96 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 81% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42600a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42600a, #17600a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42600a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 96 10 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 6.04 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 6.92 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.60 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 8.04 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 8.14 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.23 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.14 #bd9ff5 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#42600a  rgb(66, 96, 10)  hsl(81, 81%, 21%)  Dark Olive Green
#280a60  rgb(40, 10, 96)  hsl(261, 81%, 21%)  Persian Indigo
#0a4260  rgb(10, 66, 96)  hsl(201, 81%, 21%)  Prussian Blue
#600a42  rgb(96, 10, 66)  hsl(321, 81%, 21%)  Tyrian Purple