HEX Color #5F7C2C (Darkolivegreen)

About #5F7C2C

The hex code #5F7C2C represents a beautifully specific shade of green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 124, 44).

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F7C2C

RGB95, 124, 44

HSL81.7°, 47.6%, 32.9%

CMYK23%, 0%, 65%, 51%

HSV81.7°, 64.5%, 48.6%

LAB48.3, -23.7, 39.2

XYZ12.4, 17.0, 5.0

Decimal6257708

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F7C2C #482C7B

Analogous

#7B702C #377B2C

Triadic

#2C5E7B #7B2C5E

Tetradic

#2C7B71 #482C7B #7B2C36

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F7C2C

#708A43

#82995A

#94A772

#A6B689

#B7C4A1

#C9D3B8

#DBE1D0

#EDF0E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F7C2C

#546E27

#496022

#3F521D

#344418

#2A3713

#1F290E

#151B09

#0A0D04

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.77:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.41:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.56:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.75:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F7C2C; }

.text-color { color: #5F7C2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F7C2C; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen

#556B2F