When the Hewn Acre until Drifting

#118e88 RGB(17,142,136)

About this color

When the Hewn Acre until Drifting settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #118e88, RGB(17, 142, 136).

#118e88RGB(17, 142, 136)

HSL 177° · 79% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Hewn Acre until Drifting
HEX
#118e88
RGB
rgb(17,142,136)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,55.7%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(177,79%,31%)
HSV
hsv(177,88%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,4,44)
LAB
lab(53,-32,-6)
LCH
lch(53,33,191)
sRGB
(0.067,0.557,0.533)
HEX8
#118e88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017142136

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
79%
Hue
177°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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