Olive

#72691c

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

Olive is a deep yellow, weighty at this saturation. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Charcoal and navy give it the contrast it needs and purple across the wheel makes it pop.

Olive color values

Every conversion for #72691c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#72691c

RGB114, 105, 28

HSL54, 61%, 28%

HSV54, 75%, 45%

CMYK0%, 8%, 75%, 55%

Lab43.89, -5.94, 42.11

XYZ12.2, 13.76, 3.11

Decimal7498012

Web safe#666633

Pantone5825 C

Shades of olive

#69611a #605918 #575015 #4e4813 #454011 #3c380f #332f0d #2a270a #221f08 #191706

Tints of olive

#8e8323 #aa9d2a #c6b731 #d2c448 #d9cd64 #e0d680 #e7df9c #eee8b8 #f5f1d5 #fbfaf1

Colors that go with olive

Complementary#1c2572 Analogous#723e1c Analogous#50721c Triadic#1c7269 Triadic#691c72 Split complementary#1c5072 Split complementary#3e1c72

Olive in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 8, 75, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #72691c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 8 75 55

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 11 73 61

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Olive in css

Copy #72691c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #72691c; }
.text { color: #72691c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72691c; }

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 #72691c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #72691c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Olive on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #72691c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn olive into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #72691c 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 #72691c 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.