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Named color

Olive Drab

Olive Drab color #6B8E23: RGB 107, 142, 35 and HSL 80°, 60%, 35%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#6B8E23 green cool earth-tonejewel-tone
HEX #6B8E23
RGB rgb(107, 142, 35)
HSL hsl(80 60% 35%)
CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 75, 44)
Luminance 0.2259
Contrast Black 5.52:1White 3.81:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-olive-drab: #6B8E23;
.bg-olive-drab { background-color: #6B8E23; }
.text-olive-drab { color: #6B8E23; }
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Color meaning and use

About Olive Drab Color

Olive Drab uses HEX #6B8E23, RGB 107, 142, 35, and HSL 80°, 60%, 35%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.2259; black contrast is 5.52:1 and white contrast is 3.81:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Olive Drab against black and white text.

Black text5.52:1AA Pass
White text3.81:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Olive Drab Color Reference Infographic

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Color Harmonies

#47248F#47248F#8F7D24#8F7D24#368F24#368F24#246B8F#246B8F#8F246B#8F246B
Open full Olive Drab harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#9FCF3F#9FCF3F#344511#344511#72A210#72A210#657B37#657B37#A8C76B#A8C76B#92DB00#92DB00

Pairings

Black#000000#47248F#47248F#8F7D24#8F7D24#368F24#368F24Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2259
Black text5.52:1AA Pass
White text3.81:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#6B8E23",
  "rgb": [
    107,
    142,
    35
  ],
  "hsl": [
    80,
    60,
    35
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    25,
    0,
    75,
    44
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2259,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.52,
    "white": 3.81
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#47248F",
  "analogous": [
    "#8F7D24",
    "#368F24"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#246B8F",
    "#8F246B"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#248F7D",
    "#47248F",
    "#8F2436"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#24368F",
    "#7D248F"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#9FCF3F",
    "#6B8E23",
    "#344511"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#9FCF3F",
  "dark": "#344511",
  "saturated": "#72A210",
  "desaturated": "#657B37",
  "pastel": "#A8C76B",
  "neon": "#92DB00"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#47248F",
    "#8F7D24",
    "#368F24"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#657B37",
    "#9FCF3F"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#9FCF3F",
    "#657B37"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "olive-leaf",
    "olive-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "avocado",
    "dark-olive-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "olive-drab"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "fern-frond-vs-olive-drab",
    "olive-drab-vs-olive-green",
    "olive-drab-vs-olive-leaf",
    "olive-vs-olive-drab"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/olive-drab",
    "/wcag/olive-drab",
    "/css/colors/olive-drab",
    "/hex/6b8e23",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/olive-drab"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/olive-green",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/avocado",
      "/colors/dark-olive-green",
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      "/compare/olive-drab-vs-olive-leaf",
      "/compare/olive-vs-olive-drab",
      "/harmonies/olive-drab",
      "/wcag/olive-drab",
      "/css/colors/olive-drab",
      "/hex/6b8e23",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "olive-drab",
  "name": "Olive Drab",
  "cssName": "olivedrab",
  "hex": "#6B8E23",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "uses": [
    "web design",
    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "context dependent"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [
    "olivedrab"
  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone",
    "web-design",
    "css-color-systems",
    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
  "rgb": [
    107,
    142,
    35
  ],
  "hsl": [
    80,
    60,
    35
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    25,
    0,
    75,
    44
  ],
  "luminance": 0.2259,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 5.52,
    "white": 3.81
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#47248F",
    "analogous": [
      "#8F7D24",
      "#368F24"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#246B8F",
      "#8F246B"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#248F7D",
      "#47248F",
      "#8F2436"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#24368F",
      "#7D248F"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#9FCF3F",
      "#6B8E23",
      "#344511"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#9FCF3F",
    "dark": "#344511",
    "saturated": "#72A210",
    "desaturated": "#657B37",
    "pastel": "#A8C76B",
    "neon": "#92DB00"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "AAA": []
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-olive-drab: #6B8E23;",
    "utility": ".bg-olive-drab { background-color: #6B8E23; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-olive-drab { color: #6B8E23; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "olive-leaf",
    "olive-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "avocado",
    "dark-olive-green"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "olive-drab"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "fern-frond-vs-olive-drab",
    "olive-drab-vs-olive-green",
    "olive-drab-vs-olive-leaf",
    "olive-vs-olive-drab"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/css/colors/olive-drab",
    "/hex/6b8e23",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/olive-drab"
    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/olive-green",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/avocado",
      "/colors/dark-olive-green",
      "/compare/fern-frond-vs-olive-drab",
      "/compare/olive-drab-vs-olive-green",
      "/compare/olive-drab-vs-olive-leaf",
      "/compare/olive-vs-olive-drab",
      "/harmonies/olive-drab",
      "/wcag/olive-drab",
      "/css/colors/olive-drab",
      "/hex/6b8e23",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#47248F",
      "#8F7D24",
      "#368F24"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#657B37",
      "#9FCF3F"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#9FCF3F",
      "#657B37"
    ]
  }
}
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