Dark olive green

#555f03

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 yellow, anchoring at this saturation. 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 #555f03, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#555f03
RGB85, 95, 3
HSL67, 94%, 19%
HSV67, 97%, 37%
CMYK11%, 0%, 97%, 63%
Lab38.06, -15.23, 43.96
XYZ7.85, 10.12, 1.63
Decimal5594883
Web safe#666600
Pantone378 C
Pantone378 CHex#555f03Rgb85 95 3Cmyk11 0 97 63Lab38 -15 44Darker#353b02Lighter#8d9c0d

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

Colors that go with dark olive green

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 11, 0, 97, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #555f03 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
11 0 97 63
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
14 4 93 69
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 #555f03 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #555f03; }
.text { color: #555f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #555f03; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #555f03 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.94:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.02:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #555f03 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 #555f03 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 #555f03 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 #555f03 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.