Dark olive green

#656621

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

Dark olive green falls in the yellow band, deep and soft. 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 #656621, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#656621
RGB101, 102, 33
HSL61, 51%, 26%
HSV61, 68%, 40%
CMYK1%, 0%, 68%, 60%
Lab41.81, -10.1, 37.44
XYZ10.39, 12.38, 3.28
Decimal6645281
Web safe#666633
Pantone581 C
Pantone581 CHex#656621Rgb101 102 33Cmyk1 0 68 60Lab42 -10 37Darker#2e2e0fDeep#4c4d19Lighter#959738

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

Colors that go with dark olive green

Dark olive green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 68, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #656621 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 0 68 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 4 67 66
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 #656621 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #656621; }
.text { color: #656621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #656621; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #656621 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.04:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.48:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #656621 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 #656621 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 #656621 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 #656621 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.