Olive

#697c0b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for olive, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Olive, a vivid green at 70 degrees. Deep greens like this read established and premium. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Olive color values

Every conversion for #697c0b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#697c0b
RGB105, 124, 11
HSL70, 84%, 26%
HSV70, 91%, 49%
CMYK15%, 0%, 91%, 51%
Lab48.81, -21.13, 51.39
XYZ13.09, 17.44, 2.99
Decimal6913035
Web safe#666600
Pantone385 C
Pantone385 CHex#697c0bRgb105 124 11Cmyk15 0 91 51Lab49 -21 51Darker#303805Deep#4f5e08Lighter#9bb519

Shades of olive

Tints of olive

Colors that go with olive

Olive in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 15, 0, 91, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #697c0b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 0 91 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 4 88 57
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Olive in css

Copy #697c0b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #697c0b; }
.text { color: #697c0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697c0b; }

How olive looks on light and dark

Olive and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #697c0b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.68:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.49:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #697c0b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #697c0b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around olive? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn olive into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #697c0b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from olive, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #697c0b is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.