Dark Olive Color
Dark Olive is a yellow green color with hex code #373E02. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark olive, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Olive Color Values
What Does Dark Olive Mean?
Dark Olive belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Dark Olive adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Olive is classified as a olive (nearest centroid: deep olive green, #232F00).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Olive
Dark Olive and #090240 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #402802 and #1A4002, which sit beside dark olive on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark olive with triadic partners #023940 and #400239. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Waiouru —
#363C0D(Delta E 6) - Clover —
#384910(Delta E 7) - Dark Olive Green —
#3C4D03(Delta E 9) - Camouflage —
#3C3910(Delta E 10) - Bronze Olive —
#4E420C(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #373E02; }
.background { background-color: #373E02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373E02; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #373E0240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark olive?
Dark Olive has the hex code #373E02. In RGB notation it is rgb(55, 62, 2), in HSL it is hsl(67, 94%, 13%), and its OKLCH value is 0.345, 0.078, 116.8.
What does the color dark olive mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like dark olive carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Olive belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Being on the dark side, Dark Olive adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dark olive?
Dark Olive has three easy routes: its complement #090240 for punch, its neighbors #402802 and #1A4002 for something calmer, or triadic partners #023940 and #400239 when you want energy.
Is dark olive a standard web color?
No — Dark Olive is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #373E02 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark olive lighter or darker?
To lighten dark olive, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F5FDBA (lightest tint) to #090A00 (darkest shade).
About Dark Olive
Dark Olive is classified as a Olive in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #373E02 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.