HEX Color #5F7549 (Darkolivegreen)

About #5F7549

The precise color #5F7549 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 117, 73).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F7549

RGB95, 117, 73

HSL90.0°, 23.2%, 37.3%

CMYK19%, 0%, 38%, 54%

HSV90.0°, 37.6%, 45.9%

LAB46.5, -16.6, 21.7

XYZ12.3, 15.6, 8.7

Decimal6255945

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F7549 #5E4975

Analogous

#757549 #497549

Triadic

#495E75 #75495F

Tetradic

#497575 #5E4975 #754949

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F7549

#70845D

#829371

#94A385

#A6B299

#B7C1AE

#C9D1C2

#DBE0D6

#EDEFEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F7549

#546840

#495B38

#3F4E30

#344128

#2A3420

#1F2718

#151A10

#0A0D08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.13:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.86:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.51:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F7549; }

.text-color { color: #5F7549; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F7549; }

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Darkolivegreen

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