Black Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, red magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #c4c3c9 |
| Complementary Color | #36363b |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 22.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Olive Color. The Aceto Balsamico color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Country House Green (#414634) for more energetic effect. Try Shade-Grown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#36363b is the best complementary color to Black Olive. Cool blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b3c36 complementary color is Tuna, 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 Kelp are #3b3936 and #383b36. Thus found on the left and right of #3b3c36 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dune and Lunar Green colors as they work well with Black Olive.
The split-complementary Black Olive palette consists of #39363b and #36383b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#36363b). Try Ship Gray and Tuna colors in combination with #3b3c36, 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 #3b3c36 offers a combination of mid magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Olive. Thus Thunder and Cape Cod giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Black Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuna, Cape Cod, and Mine Shaft split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b3c36 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, cool 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. Black Olive tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#36363b) and two others. The Cape Cod is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mine Shaft – 120° from the complementary Tuna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #363b3b and #3b3636.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b3c36 is made of 34% red, 35% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Black Olive has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 5.26% and a lightness of 22.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b3c36 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 76.47% black ink.
| HEX | #3b3c36 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,60,54) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 35%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0, 2.35, 76.47 |
| HSL | hsl(70,5.26%,22.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,10%,23.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.0383,-1.7433,3.5606) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0853,4.4279,4.1294) |