Dark Olive Green

Dark Olive Green is a dark, moderately saturated yellow-green color with the hex code #556B2F (hue 82°, saturation 39%, lightness 30%). It is also the CSS named color darkolivegreen.

#556B2F

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Olive Green	`#556B2F`	85, 107, 47	82°, 39%, 30%	21, 0, 56, 58	49.6% 0.090 126

Contrast with white text 5.95:1, with black text 3.53:1 — use white text on Dark Olive Green.

darkolivegreen is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkolivegreen works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#E8EFDC

#C6D8A6

#A4C171

#7F9F46

#546A2F

#2A3517

Colors that go with Dark Olive Green

Six color schemes built on Dark Olive Green with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Abra Purple (#462E6E), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dark Green (darkgreen): Dark Green (#006400) is darker than Dark Olive Green (relative luminance 0.091 vs 0.127) and more saturated, with its hue 38° away.
Dim Gray (dimgray): Dim Gray (#696969) is lighter than Dark Olive Green (relative luminance 0.141 vs 0.127) and less saturated.
Sea Green (seagreen): Sea Green (#2E8B57) is lighter than Dark Olive Green (relative luminance 0.197 vs 0.127) and more saturated, with its hue 64° away.
Green (CSS) (green): Green (CSS) (#008000) is lighter than Dark Olive Green (relative luminance 0.154 vs 0.127) and more saturated, with its hue 38° away.

Similar dark green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Olive Green?

#556B2F — RGB 85, 107, 47, HSL 82°, 39%, 30%.

Is Dark Olive Green a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 82° on the color wheel.