Olive drab

#4f930e

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

This is Olive drab, a vivid green at 91 degrees. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Olive drab color values

Every conversion for #4f930e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4f930e
RGB79, 147, 14
HSL91, 83%, 32%
HSV91, 90%, 58%
CMYK46%, 0%, 90%, 42%
Lab54.62, -41.99, 55.01
XYZ13.74, 22.56, 4.05
Decimal5214990
Web safe#669900
Pantone370 C
Pantone370 CHex#4f930eRgb79 147 14Cmyk46 0 90 42Lab55 -42 55Darker#1e3805Deep#325d09Lighter#72cb1e

Shades of olive drab

Tints of olive drab

Colors that go with olive drab

Olive drab in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 46, 0, 90, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4f930e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
46 0 90 42
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
46 4 87 48
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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

Olive drab in css

Copy #4f930e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4f930e; }
.text { color: #4f930e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f930e; }

How olive drab looks on light and dark

Olive drab and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4f930e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.81:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.51:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4f930e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive drab on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4f930e 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 olive drab? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn olive drab into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4f930e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #4f930e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.