Dark olive green

#4b5b0e

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

Dark olive green is a dark green that feels anchoring. 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 #4b5b0e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4b5b0e
RGB75, 91, 14
HSL72, 73%, 21%
HSV72, 85%, 36%
CMYK18%, 0%, 85%, 64%
Lab36.0, -17.38, 38.71
XYZ6.72, 9.01, 1.8
Decimal4938510
Web safe#336600
Pantone378 C
Pantone378 CHex#4b5b0eRgb75 91 14Cmyk18 0 85 64Lab36 -17 39Darker#2c3508Lighter#7a921e

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

Colors that go with dark olive green

Dark olive green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 18, 0, 85, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4b5b0e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 0 85 64
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 4 82 70
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 #4b5b0e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4b5b0e; }
.text { color: #4b5b0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5b0e; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4b5b0e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.49:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4b5b0e 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 #4b5b0e 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 #4b5b0e 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

Here is how the numbers for #4b5b0e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.