Dark Olive Green Color

#454636

Dark Olive Green is pale, 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 #bab9c9
Complementary Color #373546
Color Shade: mid yellow (63.75° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 24.31% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Olive Green Color Sample
Dark Olive Green Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #454636

If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Olive Green Color. The Green Waterloo color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fresh Basil (#5c5f4b) for more calm effect. Try Stump Green as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#373546 is the best complementary color to Dark Olive Green. 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 #454636 complementary color is Tuna, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #463f35 and #3c4635. Thus found on the left and right of #454636 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Armadillo and Cabbage Pont colors as they work well with Dark Olive Green.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Olive Green palette consists of #3f3546 and #353c46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#373546). Try Ship Gray and Bright Gray colors in combination with #454636, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #454636 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 Green. Thus Matterhorn and Outer Space giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Olive Green contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tuna, Cape Cod, and Matterhorn split by 90° on the color wheel. #454636 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Olive Green tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#373546) and two others. The Outer Space is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Woody Brown – 120° from the complementary Tuna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #354546 and #463735.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #454636 is made of 36% red, 36% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Olive Green has a hue angle of 63.75°, a saturation of 12.9% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #454636 is made of 0.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 72.55% black ink.

HEX #454636
RGB Decimal rgb(69,70,54)
RGB Percentage 36%, 36%, 28%
CMYK 0.39, 0, 6.27, 72.55
HSL hsl(63.75,12.9%,24.31%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(63.75,22.86%,27.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.189,-3.6355,9.5344)
XYZ xyz(5.3103,5.9119,4.3513)
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