Olive Soap 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 | #685b65 |
| Complementary Color | #a497a1 |
| Color Shade: | mid green (133.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid green shade, there are some better alternatives to Olive Soap Color. The Vineyard color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm green bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fish Camp Woods (#7a9682) for more energetic effect. Try Kind Green as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a497a1 is the best complementary color to Olive Soap. 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 #97a49a complementary color is Shady Lady, 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 Mantle are #9aa497 and #97a4a0. Thus found on the left and right of #97a49a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bud and Pewter colors as they work well with Olive Soap.
The split-complementary Olive Soap palette consists of #a4979a and #a097a4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a497a1). Try Dusty Gray and Mountain Mist colors in combination with #97a49a, 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 #97a49a 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 Olive Soap. Thus Zorba and Manatee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olive Soap contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shady Lady, Manatee, and Dawn split by 90° on the color wheel. #97a49a 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. Olive Soap tetradic combo consists of mid magenta complementary color (#a497a1) and two others. The Manatee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lemon Grass – 120° from the complementary Shady Lady. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a97a4 and #a1a497.
In a RGB color space, hex #97a49a is made of 32% red, 35% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Olive Soap has a hue angle of 133.85°, a saturation of 6.67% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #97a49a is made of 5.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #97a49a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(151,164,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 35%, 33% |
| CMYK | 5.09, 0, 3.92, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(133.85,6.67%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(133.85,7.93%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1078,-6.5467,3.6062) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8707,35.4633,35.7372) |