Dark olive green

#2a4f02

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark olive green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark olive green sits in the green range, dark and vivid. Greens like this connect to growth and calm. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark olive green color values

Every conversion for #2a4f02, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2a4f02
RGB42, 79, 2
HSL89, 95%, 16%
HSV89, 97%, 31%
CMYK47%, 0%, 97%, 69%
Lab29.63, -26.31, 36.32
XYZ3.76, 6.09, 1.03
Decimal2772738
Web safe#336600
Pantone574 C
Pantone574 CHex#2a4f02Rgb42 79 2Cmyk47 0 97 69Lab30 -26 36Darker#203c02Lighter#4f8d0b

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

Colors that go with dark olive green

Dark olive green in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 47, 0, 97, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2a4f02 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
47 0 97 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
47 4 93 75
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark olive green in css

Copy #2a4f02 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2a4f02; }
.text { color: #2a4f02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a4f02; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #2a4f02 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2a4f02 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark olive green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #2a4f02 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark olive green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark olive green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #2a4f02 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark olive green, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #2a4f02 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.