Rich Olive is pale, warm-toned shade of mid green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid magenta, orange or mid blue
| Inverse Color | #c1b8bf |
| Complementary Color | #473e45 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (133.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 26.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Rich Olive Color. The Feldgrau color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Nandor (#4b5d52) for more energetic effect. Try Jasper Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#473e45 is the best complementary color to Rich Olive. Mid magenta shades generally complement the mid green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3e4740 complementary color is Tundora, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm green, mid green, and green cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lunar Green are #40473e and #3e4744. Thus found on the left and right of #3e4740 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lunar Green and Cape Cod colors as they work well with Rich Olive.
The split-complementary Rich Olive palette consists of #473e40 and #443e47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#473e45). Try Tundora and Gravel colors in combination with #3e4740, 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 #3e4740 offers a combination of mid red and mid blue shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rich Olive. Thus Masala and Ship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rich Olive contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tundora, Mako, and Armadillo split by 90° on the color wheel. #3e4740 square combo is a palette of mid green, cool blue, mid magenta and orange shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rich Olive tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#473e45) and two others. The Ship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kelp – 120° from the complementary Tundora. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #403e47 and #45473e.
In a RGB color space, hex #3e4740 is made of 31% red, 36% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Rich Olive has a hue angle of 133.33°, a saturation of 6.77% and a lightness of 26.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3e4740 is made of 3.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 72.16% black ink.
| HEX | #3e4740 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(62,71,64) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 36%, 32% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 0, 2.74, 72.16 |
| HSL | hsl(133.33,6.77%,26.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(133.33,12.68%,27.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1607,-5.2694,2.9709) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.1653,5.9008,5.7172) |