#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.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#496642
RGB73, 102, 66
HSL108.3°, 21.4%, 32.9%
CMYK28%, 0%, 35%, 60%
HSV108.3°, 35.3%, 40.0%
LAB40.1, -18.4, 17.0
XYZ8.5, 11.3, 6.9
Decimal4810306

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.26:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.77:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #496642; }
.text-color { color: #496642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #496642; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
#556B2F