#496600

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #496600

Visually, #496600 is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 73 parts red, 102 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 60% black. With a hue angle of 77.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#496600
RGB73, 102, 0
HSL77.1°, 100.0%, 20.0%
CMYK28%, 0%, 100%, 60%
HSV77.1°, 100.0%, 40.0%
LAB39.4, -24.5, 45.5
XYZ7.5, 10.9, 1.7
Decimal4810240

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.18:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #496600; }
.text-color { color: #496600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #496600; }

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