All About Color Black Olive

#3B3C36

Black Olive is a deep, dark greenish-brown, like the color of ripe olives. It's a versatile and sophisticated color, ideal for creating a calm and timeless atmosphere.

About Black Olive

Black Olive is a dark gray color with the hex code #3B3C36. In RGB it is red 59, green 60, blue 54; in HSL it is hue 70°, saturation 5%, lightness 22%; in CMYK it is 2%, 0%, 10%, 76%. Its contrast ratio is 11.14:1 on white and 1.89:1 on black.

#3B3C36 Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, 3C, 36
CMYK1.67%, 0.00%, 10.00%, 76.47%
RGB Decimal59, 60, 54
HSL70°, 5%, 22%
RGB Octal73, 74, 66
HSV (HSB)70.00°, 10.00%, 23.53%
RGB Binary111011, 111100, 110110
CIE-L*AB25.04, -1.74, 3.56
RGB Percent23.14%, 23.53%, 21.18%
CIE-L*CH25.04, 3.96, 116.09
XYZ4.09, 4.43, 4.13
CIE-L*UV25.04, -0.22, 4.05
xyY0.32, 0.35, 4.43
Hunter-Lab21.04, -2.17, 3.09
RYB21.18%, 23.53%, 21.57%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3B3C36 on a dark background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.
#3B3C36 on a light background: contrast 11.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Black Olive, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Black Olive. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#3B3C36 · #696B61 · #0D0D0C · #36353B · #63616B

Analogous palette

#3B3635 · #3B3935 · #3B3C36 · #373B35 · #353B36

Triadic palette

#3B3C36 · #353A3B · #3B353A · #696B61 · #61696B

Tetradic palette

#3B3C36 · #353B39 · #36353B · #3B3537 · #0D0D0C

Monochromatic palette

#0D0D0C · #121311 · #3B3C36 · #61635A · #898B7E

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