Dark olive green

#535521

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 deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Dark olive green color values

Every conversion for #535521, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#535521
RGB83, 85, 33
HSL62, 44%, 23%
HSV62, 61%, 33%
CMYK2%, 0%, 61%, 67%
Lab34.89, -8.89, 29.46
XYZ7.09, 8.45, 2.7
Decimal5461281
Web safe#666633
Pantone5747 C
Pantone5747 CHex#535521Rgb83 85 33Cmyk2 0 61 67Lab35 -9 29Darker#2b2c11Deep#48491dLighter#818439

Shades of dark olive green

Tints of dark olive green

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Dark olive green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 2, 0, 61, 67.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #535521 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
2 0 61 67
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
6 4 60 73
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 #535521 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #535521; }
.text { color: #535521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535521; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #535521 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.81:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
2.69:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #535521 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 #535521 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 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 #535521 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 #535521 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.