Dark olive green

#5a6e01

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, deep and vivid. Deep greens like this read established and premium. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark olive green color values

Every conversion for #5a6e01, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a6e01
RGB90, 110, 1
HSL71, 98%, 22%
HSV71, 99%, 43%
CMYK18%, 0%, 99%, 57%
Lab43.25, -20.96, 48.65
XYZ9.8, 13.33, 2.08
Decimal5926401
Web safe#666600
Pantone371 C
Pantone371 CHex#5a6e01Rgb90 110 1Cmyk18 0 99 57Lab43 -21 49Darker#323d01Deep#536501Lighter#8eac0b

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

Colors that go with dark olive green

Dark olive green in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 18, 0, 99, 57.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a6e01 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 0 99 57
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 4 95 63
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 #5a6e01 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a6e01; }
.text { color: #5a6e01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6e01; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5a6e01 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.67:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a6e01 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 #5a6e01 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 #5a6e01 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

The figures for #5a6e01 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. 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.