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#808000 Olive

#808000 is Olive.

#808000

Olive

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #808000?

HEX
#808000
RGB
rgb(128, 128, 0)
HSL
hsl(60, 100%, 25%)
OKLCH
oklch(58.1% 0.127 110)
CMYK
0, 0, 100, 50

#808000 has a contrast ratio of 4.20:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #808000
#808000
Same color
White
4.2AA18
Near-black
4.2AA18

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #808000 · 4.2:1

Tints and shades of #808000

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FAFD95
  2. #DBDD76
  3. #BCBD56
  4. #9E9F35
  5. #808000
  6. #646400
  7. #494900
  8. #2F2F00
  9. #171700

Colors that go with #808000

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Olive, #808000 and Kelly Green, #54A900; Espresso, #5C2E00 and Rosewood, #5C0000 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --olive-1: #808000; /* Olive */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #808000

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (7)