Dark olive green

#514e15

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

This is Dark olive green, a strong yellow at 57 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Dark olive green color values

Every conversion for #514e15, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#514e15
RGB81, 78, 21
HSL57, 59%, 20%
HSV57, 74%, 32%
CMYK0%, 4%, 74%, 68%
Lab32.37, -6.66, 32.65
XYZ6.25, 7.25, 1.78
Decimal5328405
Web safe#666600
Pantone5815 C
Pantone5815 CHex#514e15Rgb81 78 21Cmyk0 4 74 68Lab32 -7 33Darker#312f0dLighter#858029

Shades of dark olive green

#4b4914#464312#403e11#3a380f#35330e#2f2d0c#29280b#242209#1e1d08#181706

Tints of dark olive green

#706c1d#8f8a25#aea82d#cbc437#d3cd56#dbd675#e3df94#ebe8b3#f3f2d2#fbfbf1

Colors that go with dark olive green

Complementary#151851Analogous#513015Analogous#365115Triadic#15514eTriadic#4e1551Split complementary#153651Split complementary#301551

Dark olive green in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 0, 4, 74, 68.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #514e15 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 4 74 68
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 8 72 74
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 #514e15 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #514e15; }
.text { color: #514e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514e15; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #514e15 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
8.57:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #514e15 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 #514e15 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 #514e15 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 #514e15 is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.