Black Olive (#3B3C36)

The hex code for Black Olive is #3B3C36. It is rgb(59, 60, 54) in RGB, hsl(70, 5%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%) in CMYK — a dark gray. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3B3C36

HEX#3B3C36

RGBrgb(59, 60, 54)

HSLhsl(70, 5%, 22%)

HSVhsv(70, 10%, 24%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(35.3% 0.01 114.6)

LABlab(25.06% -1.42 3.57)

LCHlch(25.06% 3.84 111.73)

Colors Closest to Black Olive

Black Olive is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Onyx#353839ΔE 5.01 Jet#343434ΔE 5.1 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 7.35 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 7.5 Xumo#413639ΔE 7.86 Espresso#3B2F2FΔE 8.38

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#3B3C36 Channel Values

How Black Olive breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 59 · G 60 · B 54	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 70° · S 5% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 70° · S 10% · V 24%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 76%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.14:1 vs white · 1.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Black Olive background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Black Olive

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Black Olive; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Black Olive

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Black Olive Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3B3C36

Protanopia#3C3C36

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Deuteranopia#3C3C36

Deuteranomaly#3B3C36

Tritanopia#3C3B3B

Tritanomaly#3B3C39

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #3B3C36 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--black-olive: #3B3C36;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3B3C36;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'black-olive': '#3B3C36' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.231, green: 0.235, blue: 0.212)

Android XML<color name="black_olive">#3B3C36</color>

SVG fillfill="#3B3C36"

More Gray Colors

Black Olive sits in the grayfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

3d3d3d 383838 3f3f46 353839 404040 343434 413639 333333 41424c 2e2e2e 414a4c 2b2b2b 454545 525252 5c5c5c 6b6b6b 757575 828e84 8b8680 9c9c9c a9acb6 b8b8b8 c4c4c4 d6d3d1

#3B3C36 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Black Olive?

The hex code for Black Olive is #3B3C36. That is rgb(59, 60, 54) in RGB, hsl(70, 5%, 22%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #3B3C36?

#3B3C36 is rgb(59, 60, 54) — red 59, green 60, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3B3C36?

#3B3C36 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3B3C36 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3B3C36 scores 11.14:1 against white and 1.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3B3C36 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3B3C36 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.52, which is visibly different.

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