Black Olive

#242E16

Black Olive #242E16

Shades of Black Olive

#232D16

#1F2813

#1B2311

#171E0E

#13190C

#0F1409

#0B0F07

#070A04

#030502

#000000

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Tints of Black Olive

#232D16

#374525

#4C5C37

#62734B

#7A8A62

#92A27C

#ABB999

#C6D0B8

#E2E7DA

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Black Olive

#264002

#253C05

#253908

#24350C

#23320F

#232E13

#222B16

#22281A

#21241D

#212121

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What color is Black Olive

Black Olive is a dark medium bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Dark Spring Green, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Black Olive is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Black Olive

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Black Olive is #242E16.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Black Olive has 14%% Red, 18% Green, and 9% Blue.
Black Olive has 85° Hue, 52% Saturation, and 18% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Black Olive has 85° Hue, 36% Saturation, and 13% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Black Olive has 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow, and 82% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#242E16

RGB

(36, 46, 22)

(14%, 18%, 9%)

HSV

(85°, 52, 18)

(24%, 52%, 18%)

HSL

(85°, 36, 13)

(24%, 36%, 13%)

CMYK

(22, 0, 52, 82)

(22%, 0%, 52%, 82%)

How does Black Olive contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Black Olive is 2%, which is low.
Black Olive has a higher contrast with white than black. Black Olive and black have a 1.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Black Olive and white have a 14.2:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

2%

insufficient (1.5)

AAA (14.2)

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Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Black Olive

Summer

#242E16

#B3541E

#ABBA98

#EAC6B1

#EAEEE8

Winter

#242E16

#327E72

#9CAA86

#B1EAE1

#EBEEE8

Spring

#242E16

#537E5D

#58C3AD

#D3DACA

#E8EEEC

Analogous

#242E16

#4E7E2B

#70BE3C

#C6CEBA

#DFEED2

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How to mix Black Olive paint

To mix Black Olive paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 4% Yellow, 6% Green, 82% Black, 9% White, as shown below.

Yellow

4%

Red

0%

Green

6%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

82%

White

9%

To mix Black Olive paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Cyan, 7% Yellow, 82% Black, 9% White, as shown below.

Cyan

3%

Magenta

0%

Yellow

7%

Black

82%

White

9%

What colors are similar to Black Olive

Colors similar to Black Olive are: Gordons Green, Seaweed, Rangoon Green, Woodland, and Army Green. Gordons Green is more green and brighter than Black Olive. Seaweed is more green and brighter than Black Olive. Rangoon Green is more yellow and paler than Black Olive. Woodland is more yellow and lighter than Black Olive. Army Green is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Black Olive.

Gordons Green

#0B1107

more green,

brighter

Seaweed

#1B2F11

more green,

brighter

Rangoon Green

#1C1E13

more yellow,

paler

Woodland

#4D5328

more yellow,

lighter

Army Green

#4B5320

more yellow,

brighter,

lighter