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#596C19

#596c19 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#596c19 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.85% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 73.73°, with 62.41% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #596c19
  2. #2c196c

Split complementary

  1. #596c19
  2. #19306c
  3. #55196c

Analogous

  1. #6c5519
  2. #596c19
  3. #306c19

Triadic

  1. #596c19
  2. #19596c
  3. #6c1959

Tetradic

  1. #596c19
  2. #196c2c
  3. #2c196c
  4. #6c1959

Square

  1. #596c19
  2. #196c55
  3. #2c196c
  4. #6c1930

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1104
  2. #262e0b
  3. #596c19
  4. #8caa27
  5. #b5d549

Shades

#596c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #596c19
  2. #506117
  3. #475614
  4. #3e4c12
  5. #35410f
  6. #2d360d
  7. #242b0a
  8. #1b2008
  9. #121605
  10. #090b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#596c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #596c19
  2. #6a7b30
  3. #7a8947
  4. #8b985e
  5. #9ba775
  6. #acb68c
  7. #bdc4a3
  8. #cdd3ba
  9. #dee2d1
  10. #eef0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#596c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #596c19
  2. #5d6e23
  3. #61702e
  4. #657238
  5. #697442
  6. #6d764d
  7. #707857
  8. #747a61
  9. #787c6b
  10. #7c7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #606851 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736509 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e665c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #696811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68681e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c694a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-596c19 {
  color: #596c19;
}
Background
.bg-596c19 {
  background-color: #596c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-596c19 {
  border: 2px solid #596c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #596c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 62% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-596c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #596c19, #306c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-596c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 4.43 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.63 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.68 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.63 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.67 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.80 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 11.87 #a693e6 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#596c19  rgb(89, 108, 25)  hsl(74, 62%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#2c196c  rgb(44, 25, 108)  hsl(254, 62%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#19596c  rgb(25, 89, 108)  hsl(194, 62%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#6c1959  rgb(108, 25, 89)  hsl(314, 62%, 26%)  Byzantium