#496642
A dark, muted green closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.
About #496642
The hex code #496642 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 73, 102, and 66.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 28% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 108.3° hue, 21.4% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.