#808000

Olive

Olive is a dark yellowish-green named after unripe olives. It is associated with peace, harmony, and the natural world.

Olive Color Values

HEX#808000
RGB128, 128, 0
HSL60°, 100%, 25%
HSV60°, 100%, 50%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 50%

Color Blindness Simulation

Protanopia
Red-blind. Cannot perceive red light.
Sees: #8B7A00 (~1.3% of males)
Deuteranopia
Green-blind. Cannot perceive green light.
Sees: #8D7D16 (~1.2% of males)
Tritanopia
Blue-blind. Cannot perceive blue light.
Sees: #8A776C (~0.01% of population)
Achromatopsia
Total color blindness. Sees only grayscale.
Sees: #797979 (~0.003% of population)

Olive as Text Color

Olive on White
4.2:1FAIL
Olive on Light Gray
3.8:1FAIL
Olive on Cream
4.0:1FAIL
Olive on Dark
4.1:1FAIL
Olive on Black
5.0:1AA
Olive on Soft Blue
3.7:1FAIL
Olive on Soft Green
3.7:1FAIL
Olive on Soft Pink
3.5:1FAIL

Nearest Tailwind Class

lime-600
#65A30D

Nearest Pantone Match

Pantone 7489 C
#6BA539

CSS Variable Export

:root {
  --color-olive: #808000;
  --color-olive-rgb: 128, 128, 0;
}

Tailwind Config

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  'olive': '#808000',
}

Shades of Olive

#7F8000
#707000
#616100
#575700
#474700
#383800
#292900
#1F1F00
#0F0F00
#000000

Tints of Olive

#7F8000
#A8A800
#D6D600
#FFFF00
#FFFF29
#FFFF57
#FFFF80
#FFFFA8
#FFFFD6
#FFFFFF

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#808000
#000080

Analogous

#804000
#7F8000
#408000

Triadic

#7F8000
#007F80
#80007F

Olive Text Preview

Heading in Olive

Body text in Olive. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

White on Olive

Body text on a Olive background.

Olive text on dark background

Contrast: 4.2:1