Information about Dark Olive Green color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced zesty chartreuse, #556B2F sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Leaf (#526B2D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wimbledon (#536D33) and Christmas Spirit (#4D6330).
In RGB terms — rgb(85, 107, 47) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #556B2F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Dark Olive Green" in the Register.
Dark Olive Green color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Dark Olive Green color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Olive Green color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Olive Green color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Olive Green color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Dark Olive Green color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Dark Olive Green color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Dark Olive Green
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#526B2D
#536D33
#4D6330
#526525
#575E2E
#545A2C
#657432
#5A6E41
#667028
#507D2A
#636F22
#625D2A
Dark Olive Green color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#556B2F
- RGB85, 107, 47
- CMYK9, 0, 24, 58
- CSSrgb(85, 107, 47)
- HSL82°, 39%, 30%
- HSL Precise82°, 38.961%, 30.196%
- HSV82°, 56%, 42%
- HSB82°, 56%, 42%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.420, 0.184)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.420, 0.184, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.420, 0.184)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB42%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID556B2F
- DECIMAL ID5597999
- Name Length16
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