Olive Border out the Shaping

#488981 RGB(72,137,129)

About this color

Olive Border out the Shaping is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #488981 in the RGB color space.

#488981RGB(72, 137, 129)

HSL 173° · 31% saturation · 41% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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 formats

Name
Olive Border out the Shaping
HEX
#488981
RGB
rgb(72,137,129)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,53.7%,50.6%)
HSL
hsl(173,31%,41%)
HSV
hsv(173,47%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,6,46)
LAB
lab(53,-23,-2)
LCH
lch(53,23,185)
sRGB
(0.282,0.537,0.506)
HEX8
#488981ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072137129

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
31%
Hue
173°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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