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#496D00 Dark Olive Green

The nearest named color to #496D00 is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F).

#496D00

Dark Olive Green

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #496D00?

HEX
#496D00
RGB
rgb(73, 109, 0)
HSL
hsl(80, 100%, 21%)
OKLCH
oklch(48.9% 0.129 129)
CMYK
33, 0, 100, 57

#496D00 has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #496D00
#496D00
Same color
White
6.1AA
Near-black
2.9Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #496D00 · 6.1:1

Tints and shades of #496D00

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #E7FFCD
  2. #BBE688
  3. #9DC76A
  4. #80A84C
  5. #648A2C
  6. #496D00
  7. #345000
  8. #203400
  9. #0E1A00

Colors that go with #496D00

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Dark Olive Green, #496D00 and Coffee, #5C4C00 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --dark-olive-green-1: #496D00; /* Dark Olive Green */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #496D00

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (6)

Gradients (1)