Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Olive Drab

Olive Drab is an earth tone and jewel tone green color with HEX #6B8E23. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 107, 142, 35, HSL 80, 60%, 35%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#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

CSS Utilities

--color-olive-drab: #6B8E23;
.bg-olive-drab { background-color: #6B8E23; }
.text-olive-drab { color: #6B8E23; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

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
Download JSON Open API
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": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/olive-drab",
    "/css/colors/olive-drab",
    "/hex/6b8e23"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
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    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/avocado",
      "/colors/dark-olive-green",
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      "/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"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Olive Drab",
  "cssName": "olivedrab",
  "hex": "#6B8E23",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
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    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
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    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
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      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
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    "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": [
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    "cool",
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone",
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    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
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    142,
    35
  ],
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    60,
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  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  },
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    "analogous": [
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      "#368F24"
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      "#8F246B"
    ],
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    "saturated": "#72A210",
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    "pastel": "#A8C76B",
    "neon": "#92DB00"
  },
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    ],
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  },
  "css": {
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  },
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    "fern-frond",
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/compare/olive-drab-vs-olive-green",
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      "/wcag/olive-drab",
      "/css/colors/olive-drab",
      "/hex/6b8e23"
    ]
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      "#47248F",
      "#8F7D24",
      "#368F24"
    ],
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      "#9FCF3F"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#9FCF3F",
      "#657B37"
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  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Olive Drab Color

Olive Drab sits in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone and jewel tone visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Olive Drab is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Jewel Tone colorsFind colors with jewel tone visual character.Olive Drab accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #6B8E23.Olive Drab CSS utilitiesUse Olive Drab in CSS variables and utility classes.#6B8E23 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Olive Drab paletteOpen the generated palette based on Olive Drab.Olive Drab harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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

Similar Colors

Olive Leaf#6B8E23
Olive Green#708238
Fern Frond#657220
Avocado#568203
Dark Olive Green#556B2F

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#368F24
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5