Dark Olive is soft, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #c8c1fd |
| Complementary Color | #08023e |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 12.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Olive Color. The Storm color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wasabi Nori (#333300) for more energetic effect. Try Godzilla as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#08023e is the best complementary color to Dark Olive. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #373e02 complementary color is Black Rock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Madras are #3e2602 and #183e02. Thus found on the left and right of #373e02 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Madras and Deep Fir colors as they work well with Dark Olive.
The split-complementary Dark Olive palette consists of #27023e and #02183e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#08023e). Try Tolopea and Tangaroa colors in combination with #373e02, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #373e02 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Olive. Thus Barossa and Daintree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Black Rock, Sherwood Green, and Toledo split by 90° on the color wheel. #373e02 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Olive tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#08023e) and two others. The Daintree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bean – 120° from the complementary Black Rock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #02363e and #3e0902.
In a RGB color space, hex #373e02 is made of 46% red, 52% green and 2% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Olive has a hue angle of 67°, a saturation of 93.75% and a lightness of 12.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #373e02 is made of 2.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.53% yellow and 75.69% black ink.
| HEX | #373e02 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(55,62,2) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 52%, 2% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 0, 23.53, 75.69 |
| HSL | hsl(67,93.75%,12.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(67,96.77%,24.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.5189,-11.3846,32.1808) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3091,4.2619,0.7056) |