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Black Olive

#3B3C36

Conversions

HEX#3B3C36

RGBrgb(59, 60, 54)

HSLhsl(70, 5%, 22%)

HSVhsv(70, 10%, 24%)

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

Copy CSS

color: #3b3c36;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(59, 60, 54);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(70, 5%, 22%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 11.14 : 1

On ink blackFail · 1.72 : 1

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About Black Olive

Black Olive is the hex color #3B3C36, which translates to rgb(59, 60, 54) in RGB and hsl(70, 5%, 22%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 70 degrees, with a saturation of 5 percent and a lightness of 22 percent. Black Olive is close to neutral, which makes it a structural color for text, borders and surfaces rather than an accent.

How Black Olive compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F), a CIE76 distance of 13.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is stone-700 (#44403B), at a distance of 3.3. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Jet at 5.2. Sorted by lightness, Black Olive is number 5 of the 37 neutral colors here.

Text on Black Olive

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Black Olive, led by White at 11.14:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Black Olive already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Black Olive. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	2.30:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	9.00:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Building a palette around Black Olive

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Black Olive for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Black Olive

Format	Value
HEX	#3B3C36
RGB	rgb(59, 60, 54)
HSL	hsl(70, 5%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(70, 10%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(35.31% 0.0102 114.60)
CIELAB	lab(25.04 -1.74 3.56)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.