What is Olive Gray Color?
Olive Gray has the hex code #A09F8D. The equivalent RGB values are (160, 159, 141), which means it is composed of
35% red, 35% green and 31% blue. The CMYK color codes, used in printers, are C:0 M:1 Y:12 K:37. In the HSV/HSB scale, Olive Gray has a hue of 57°, 12% saturation and a brightness value of 63%.
Details of other color codes including equivalent web safe and HTML & CSS colors are given in the table below. Also listed are the closest Pantone® (PMS) and RAL colors.
Olive Gray is not part of the web colors list and, therefore, cannot be used by name in HTML and CSS code. The best way to apply the color to a web page is to put in the hex, RGB and/or HSL values. Please also note that the CMYK numbers mentioned on this page have been calculated from the hex code using well-known formulae and are only approximations.
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Olive Gray Color Codes
Hex Code | #A09F8D |
RGB Values | (160, 159, 141) |
CMYK Values | (0%, 1%, 12%, 37%) |
HSV/HSB Values | (57°, 12%, 63%) |
Closest Web Safe | #999999 |
Inverse Color | #5F6072 [Black Coral] |
Closest Pantone® | 7536 C |
Closest RAL | 7004 [Signal grey] |
Complementary Color | #8D8EA0 [Cool Grey] |
Olive Gray Converted to Grayscale Codes | |
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Simple Average | #999999 |
Desaturated | #979797 |
Weighted Average (Most Common) | #9D9D9D |
Weighted Average (Luma) | #9E9E9E |
Weighted Average (Gamma Adjusted) | #C8C8C8 |
Olive Gray Color Palettes
Complementary Palette
The complement of Olive Gray is Cool Grey with the hex code #8D8EA0. Complementary colors are those found at the opposite ends of the color wheel. Thus, as per the RGB system, the best contrast to #A09F8D color is offered by #8D8EA0. The complementary color palette is easiest to use and work with. Studies have shown that contrasting color palette is the best way to grab a viewer's attention.
Analogous Palette
The analogous colors of Olive Gray (#A09F8D) are Spanish Gray (#98A08D) and Grullo (#A0968D). In the RGB color wheel, these two analogous colors occur to the right and left of Olive Gray with a 30° separation on either side. An analogous color palette is extremely soothing to the eyes and works wonders if your main color is soft or pastel.
Split-Complementary Palette
As per the RGB color wheel, the split-complementary colors of Olive Gray (#A09F8D) are #8D98A0 (Morning Blue) and #968DA0 (Deep Amethyst). A split-complementary color palette consists of the main color along with those on either side (30°) of the complementary color. Based on our research, usage of split-complementary palettes is on the rise online, especially in graphics and web sites designs. It may be because it is not as contrasting as the complementary color palette and, hence, results in a combination which is pleasant to the eyes.
Triadic Palette
Olive Gray triadic color palette has three colors each of which is separated by 120° in the RGB wheel. Thus, #8DA09F (Morning Blue) and #9F8DA0 (Deep Amethyst) along with #A09F8D create a stunning and beautiful triadic palette with the maximum variation in hue and, therefore, offering the best possible contrast when taken together.
Tetradic Palette
The tetradic palette of Olive Gray has four colors - #8DA09F (Morning Blue), #8D8EA0 (Cool Grey) and #A08D8E (Spanish Gray) in addition to the base color (#A09F8D). A tetradic color palette is complex and, in most cases, should not be used off-the-shelf. We suggest tweaking the colors slightly to achieve desired results.
Square Palette
Olive Gray square color palette has #8DA096 (Morning Blue), #8D8EA0 (Cool Grey) and #A08D98 (Deep Amethyst). Quite like triadic, the hues in a square palette are at the maximum distance from each other, which is 90°.
Note: For several colors purposes, a square palette may look much better than the tetrad color palette.
Olive Gray Color Rainbow Palette
Our Olive Gray rainbow color palette is based on the RGB model and consists of 7 colors, just like the traditional rainbow. You might not see a lot of variation in color, especially if the chosen color is dark or extremely light. However, this can lead interesting rainbow palettes that are faded, soft, pastel or dull.
Tints, Tones & Shades of Olive Gray Color
Tints
- B3B2A4
- BDBCAF
- C6C5BB
- D0CFC6
- D9D9D1
- E3E2DD
- ECECE8
- F6F5F4
Tones
- 9A998A
- 969689
- 939388
- 909087
- 8D8C85
- 8A8984
- 868683
- 838381
Shades
- 807F71
- 706F63
- 605F55
- 505047
- 404038
- 30302A
- 20201C
- 10100E
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