Portsmouth Olive Color - #6b6b44: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Published on

April 23, 2025

The Portsmouth Olive color hex code is #6b6b44, and it is composed of 42% red, 42% green and 27% blue.

Portsmouth Olive is a dark, muted, and warm color at 36% saturation. It has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 against a white background, which passes WCAG AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level AA) compliance.

For better visibility, it is recommended to use the Portsmouth Olive color (#6b6b44) against light backgrounds.

Portsmouth Olive Color Shades

Complementary colors

#6B6B44
#44446B

Triadic colors

#6B6B44
#446B6B
#6B446B

Tints or lighter colors

#8A8A58
#A4A470
#B8B890
#CCCCAF
#E0E0CE

Darker colors

#4C4C30
#2D2D1C
#0D0D09

Analogous colors

#6B4444
#6B5744
#6B6B44
#576B44
#446B44

Monochromatic colors

#44441F
#636333
#808049
#9A9A62
#A9A985

#6b6b44

Olive Portsmouth

Portsmouth Olive Color Codes and Information

Complete breakdown of the color Portsmouth Olive:

Data Type	Values/Details
Hex	#6b6b44
RGB	rgb(107,107,68)
HSL	hsl(60,22.3%,34.3%)
CMYK	0, 0, 36, 58
HSV	60, 36, 42
RGB %	42, 42, 27
XYZ	12.4, 14.1, 7.5
LAB	44.3, -6.6, 21.9
Color Category	Dark
Color Family	Yellow
Saturation	36%
Temperature	Warm
Contrast Ratio Against White (#ffffff)	5.51 (passes WCAG AA)
Contrast Ratio Against Black (#000000)	3.81 (fails WCAG AA)