Olive

#908a0b

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

Olive is a deep yellow, rich at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Olive color values

Every conversion for #908a0b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#908a0b

RGB144, 138, 11

HSL57, 86%, 30%

HSV57, 92%, 56%

CMYK0%, 4%, 92%, 44%

Lab56.22, -10.7, 58.67

XYZ20.65, 24.13, 3.89

Decimal9472523

Web safe#999900

Pantone399 C

Shades of olive

#847f0a #797409 #6d6908 #625e07 #565307 #4b4806 #3f3c05 #343104 #282603 #1c1b02

Tints of olive

#afa80d #cfc610 #ede313 #f2eb52 #f4ee71 #f7f290 #f9f6b0 #fbf9cf #fefdee

Colors that go with olive

Complementary#0b1190 Analogous#90480b Analogous#53900b Triadic#0b908a Triadic#8a0b90 Split complementary#0b5390 Split complementary#480b90

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 0, 4, 92, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #908a0b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 4 92 44

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 8 89 50

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 #908a0b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #908a0b; }
.text { color: #908a0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #908a0b; }

How olive looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Olive and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #908a0b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #908a0b 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 #908a0b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #908a0b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #908a0b is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.