When the Amber Bluff by Returning

#04aec8 RGB(4,174,200)

About this color

When the Amber Bluff by Returning is a intense, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #04aec8 in the RGB color space.

#04aec8RGB(4, 174, 200)

HSL 188° · 96% saturation · 40% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Amber Bluff by Returning
HEX
#04aec8
RGB
rgb(4,174,200)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,68.2%,78.4%)
HSL
hsl(188,96%,40%)
HSV
hsv(188,98%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(98,13,0,22)
LAB
lab(65,-28,-24)
LCH
lch(65,37,221)
sRGB
(0.016,0.682,0.784)
HEX8
#04aec8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004174200

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
96%
Hue
188°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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