About Dark Olive Green
Dark Olive Green (darkolivegreen) is a dark, moderately saturated green with the hex code #556b2f, or rgb(85, 107, 47). In HSL it sits at a hue of 82°, 39% saturation and 30% lightness. It is one of the 148 named colors every browser understands, so you can write color: darkolivegreen; instead of the hex value.
Using Dark Olive Green for text and backgrounds
| Pairing | Contrast ratio | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Olive Green text on white | 5.95 : 1 | AA |
| Dark Olive Green text on black | 3.53 : 1 | AA large text only |
On a dark olive green background, use white text (5.95 : 1). WCAG asks for at least 4.5 : 1 for body text and 3 : 1 for large text. Check other pairs with the Contrast Checker.
CSS
.element {
color: darkolivegreen; /* or #556b2f */
background-color: #556b2f;
border: 1px solid rgb(85 107 47 / 50%);
}Similar named colors
Olive Drab (#6b8e23), Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), Dim Gray (#696969), Forest Green (#228b22), Sea Green (#2e8b57), Olive (#808000).
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What is the hex code for dark olive green?
#556b2f — that is rgb(85, 107, 47) and hsl(82, 39%, 30%). In CSS you can also just write darkolivegreen.
Is dark olive green text readable on white?
Its contrast ratio on white is 5.95 : 1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text.
What colors go well with dark olive green?
Its complementary color is #452f6a; analogous colors #6a622f and #376a2f sit next to it on the color wheel.