All About Color Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Olive Drab is a muted and military-inspired green color. It represents strength and resilience, perfect for creating a rugged and adventurous space.

About Olive Drab

Olive Drab is a dark green color with the hex code #6B8E23. In RGB it is red 107, green 142, blue 35; in HSL it is hue 80°, saturation 60%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 25%, 0%, 75%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 3.81:1 on white and 5.52:1 on black.

#6B8E23 Color Conversion

Hex triplet6B, 8E, 23
CMYK24.65%, 0.00%, 75.35%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal107, 142, 35
HSL80°, 60%, 35%
RGB Octal153, 216, 43
HSV (HSB)79.63°, 75.35%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1101011, 10001110, 100011
CIE-L*AB54.65, -28.22, 49.69
RGB Percent41.96%, 55.69%, 13.73%
CIE-L*CH54.65, 57.15, 119.60
XYZ16.04, 22.59, 5.11
CIE-L*UV54.65, -17.44, 57.45
xyY0.37, 0.52, 22.59
Hunter-Lab47.53, -22.95, 26.90
RYB13.73%, 55.69%, 27.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6B8E23 on a dark background: contrast 5.52:1, passes WCAG AA.
#6B8E23 on a light background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Olive Drab, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Olive Drab. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#6B8E23 · #9FCF3F · #344511 · #47248F · #6F3FCF

Analogous palette

#8F4724 · #8F7D24 · #6B8E23 · #368F24 · #248F47

Triadic palette

#6B8E23 · #246B8F · #8F246B · #9FCF3F · #3F9FCF

Tetradic palette

#6B8E23 · #248F7D · #47248F · #8F2436 · #344511

Monochromatic palette

#0F1405 · #3D5214 · #6B8E23 · #99CC33 · #B8DB70

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