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Olive Color Code
HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Olive, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.
HEX
#808000
RGB
128, 128, 0
HSL
60, 100%, 25%
CMYK
0%, 0%, 100%, 50%
About Olive
Olive is a warm, vivid dark shade of yellow, sitting at 60° on the color wheel with 100% saturation and 25% lightness.
For text or UI elements on a Olive background, black text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 5:1 (AA).
Its computed complementary color is #000080, closest in the library to Blue.
Example text on Olive
The Story Behind Olive
Olive is named after the fruit and the tree it grows on, and the color captures the muted yellow-green of unripe olives. It's a common military and workwear color for the same reason khaki is, it blends into natural, dry landscapes.
Shades and Tints of Olive
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