Dark olive green

#5b6921

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 soft green at 72 degrees. Deep greens like this read established and premium. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Dark olive green color values

Every conversion for #5b6921, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b6921

RGB91, 105, 33

HSL72, 52%, 27%

HSV72, 69%, 41%

CMYK13%, 0%, 69%, 59%

Lab41.9, -16.4, 37.28

XYZ9.64, 12.44, 3.33

Decimal5990689

Web safe#666633

Pantone371 C

Shades of dark olive green

#54611e #4d591c #465019 #3f4817 #384014 #313812 #29300f #22280c #1b1f0a #141707

Tints of dark olive green

#728429 #8a9f32 #a1ba3a #b1c850 #bdd06b #c9d986 #d5e1a1 #e1eabc #edf2d6 #f9fbf1

Colors that go with dark olive green

Complementary#2f2169 Analogous#695321 Analogous#376921 Triadic#215b69 Triadic#69215b Split complementary#213769 Split complementary#532169

Dark olive green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 0, 69, 59.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b6921 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 0 69 59

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 4 67 65

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark olive green in css

Copy #5b6921 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b6921; }
.text { color: #5b6921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6921; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5b6921 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b6921 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark olive green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b6921 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark olive green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark olive green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b6921 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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 #5b6921 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.