Olive Brook for the Collecting

#397071 RGB(57,112,113)

About this color

Olive Brook for the Collecting is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #397071 on the color spectrum.

#397071RGB(57, 112, 113)

HSL 181° · 33% saturation · 33% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Olive Brook for the Collecting
HEX
#397071
RGB
rgb(57,112,113)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,43.9%,44.3%)
HSL
hsl(181,33%,33%)
HSV
hsv(181,50%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,1,0,56)
LAB
lab(44,-18,-6)
LCH
lch(44,19,198)
sRGB
(0.224,0.439,0.443)
HEX8
#397071ff
CSS Name
Decimal
057112113

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
33%
Hue
181°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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