HEX Color #164200 (Darkolivegreen)

About #164200

The hex code #164200 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 66, and 0.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 67% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 74% Black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#164200

RGB22, 66, 0

HSL100.0°, 100.0%, 12.9%

CMYK67%, 0%, 100%, 74%

HSV100.0°, 100.0%, 25.9%

LAB23.9, -27.8, 31.7

XYZ2.3, 4.1, 0.7

Decimal1458688

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#164200 #2C0042

Analogous

#364200 #00420B

Triadic

#001542 #420015

Tetradic

#003642 #2C0042 #420B00

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#164200

#2F571C

#496C38

#638155

#7D9671

#97AB8D

#B1C0AA

#CBD5C6

#E5EAE2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#164200

#133A00

#113300

#0E2C00

#0C2400

#091D00

#071600

#040E00

#020700

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.58:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.81:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.07:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.54:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #164200; }

.text-color { color: #164200; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #164200; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen

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