Dark olive green

#556539

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 green that feels rich. 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 #556539, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#556539
RGB85, 101, 57
HSL82, 28%, 31%
HSV82, 44%, 40%
CMYK16%, 0%, 44%, 60%
Lab40.47, -14.33, 22.91
XYZ9.14, 11.53, 5.62
Decimal5596473
Web safe#666633
Pantone5753 C
Pantone5753 CHex#556539Rgb85 101 57Cmyk16 0 44 60Lab40 -14 23Darker#212716Deep#374125Lighter#7b8f56

Shades 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 16, 0, 44, 60.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #556539 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 0 44 60
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 4 44 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark olive green in css

Copy #556539 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #556539; }
.text { color: #556539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #556539; }

How dark olive green looks on light and dark

Dark olive green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #556539 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.35:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.31:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #556539 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 #556539 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 #556539 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 #556539 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.