Olivine Basalt is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #9aa798 |
| Complementary Color | #5a6658 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (292° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Olivine Basalt Color. The Showstopper color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Violet Black (#49434a) for more calm effect. Try Dr Who as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5a6658 is the best complementary color to Olivine Basalt. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #655867 complementary color is Finlandia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #5d5866 and #665861. Thus found on the left and right of #655867 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarpa Flow and Scorpion colors as they work well with Olivine Basalt.
The split-complementary Olivine Basalt palette consists of #58665d and #616658 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6658). Try Corduroy and Siam colors in combination with #655867, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #655867 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Olivine Basalt. Thus Corduroy and Kokoda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Olivine Basalt contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finlandia, Pine Cone, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #655867 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Olivine Basalt tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#5a6658) and two others. The Kokoda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Finlandia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #666458 and #585a66.
In a RGB color space, hex #655867 is made of 35% red, 30% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Olivine Basalt has a hue angle of 292°, a saturation of 7.85% and a lightness of 37.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #655867 is made of 0.78% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #655867 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,88,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 30%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 5.88, 0, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(292,7.85%,37.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(292,14.56%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.1141,8.331,-6.6519) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3047,10.7254,14.3064) |