Palettes / Colors / #596644

#596644 — Dusty Green

#596644 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #596644 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#596644 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #504365; it also sits naturally between #656143 and #476543. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 40% · Blue 27%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 60%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #596644

.text { color: #596644; }
.background { background-color: #596644; }
.border { border: 3px solid #596644; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 102, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 20%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #596644; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 102, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #596644; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 102, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#596644">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#596644">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #504365:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #596644: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #596644

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #596644 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #596644 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #596644?

#596644 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 89, 102, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #596644?

#596644 is RGB 89, 102, 68 — HSL 83°, 20%, 33% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 33%, 60%.

What colors go with #596644?

Its complement is #504365; analogous partners are #656143 and #476543. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #596644 for text?

White text on #596644 has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.41:1.