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Olive color: #808000

Olive is #808000, rgb(128, 128, 0) in RGB and oklch(58.066% 0.12658 109.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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60°
100%

58.1%
0.127
110°
  • Yellow
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • lime-700
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.20:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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Questions about Olive

What is the hex code for Olive?

The hex code for Olive is #808000. In RGB it is rgb(128, 128, 0), in HSL hsl(60, 100%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.066% 0.12658 109.769).

What colors go well with Olive?

Its complementary color is #7a6cc0. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #a17000 and #4f8c40. Ready palettes with Olive are shown on this page.

Is Olive a warm or cool color?

Olive is a neutral color with an OKLCH hue of 110 degrees.

What text color is readable on Olive?

White text is more readable on Olive: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and black gives 5.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #808000

#808000 is a bright yellow color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 110°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.2:1 contrast and black text 5.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Drably Olive (#808101). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium yellow colors

Lighter: #808000 mixed with white

  1. 808000

Darker: #808000 mixed with black

  1. 808000

Calmer: #808000 with less saturation

  1. 808000

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Analogous
#808000
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Split
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