Olive Drab

Olive Drab is a dark, saturated yellow-green color with the hex code #6B8E23 (hue 80°, saturation 60%, lightness 35%). It is also the CSS named color olivedrab.

#6B8E23

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Olive Drab	`#6B8E23`	107, 142, 35	80°, 60%, 35%	25, 0, 75, 44	59.9% 0.137 126

Contrast with white text 3.81:1, with black text 5.52:1 — use black text on Olive Drab.

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

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Tints and shades

#EBF5D6

#CDE699

#AED75B

#8BB82D

#5C7B1E

#2E3D0F

Colors that go with Olive Drab

Six color schemes built on Olive Drab with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Galactic Civilization (#442288), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Olive (CSS) (olive): Olive (CSS) (#808000) is darker than Olive Drab (relative luminance 0.200 vs 0.226) and more saturated, with its hue 20° away.
Forest Green (forestgreen): Forest Green (#228B22) is darker than Olive Drab (relative luminance 0.189 vs 0.226) and equally saturated, with its hue 40° away.
Sea Green (seagreen): Sea Green (#2E8B57) is darker than Olive Drab (relative luminance 0.197 vs 0.226) and less saturated, with its hue 67° away.
Green (CSS) (green): Green (CSS) (#008000) is darker than Olive Drab (relative luminance 0.154 vs 0.226) and more saturated, with its hue 40° away.

Similar dark green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Olive Drab?

#6B8E23 — RGB 107, 142, 35, HSL 80°, 60%, 35%.

Is Olive Drab a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 80° on the color wheel.