When the Old-fashioned Acre after Learning

#108e88 RGB(16,142,136)

About this color

When the Old-fashioned Acre after Learning settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #108e88, RGB(16, 142, 136).

#108e88RGB(16, 142, 136)

HSL 177° · 80% saturation · 31% 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 formats

Name
When the Old-fashioned Acre after Learning
HEX
#108e88
RGB
rgb(16,142,136)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,55.7%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(177,80%,31%)
HSV
hsv(177,89%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,4,44)
LAB
lab(53,-32,-6)
LCH
lch(53,33,191)
sRGB
(0.063,0.557,0.533)
HEX8
#108e88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016142136

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
80%
Hue
177°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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