Muted Cairn with the Yielding

#12494a RGB(18,73,74)

About this color

Muted Cairn with the Yielding settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #12494a, RGB(18, 73, 74).

#12494aRGB(18, 73, 74)

HSL 181° · 61% saturation · 18% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Muted Cairn with the Yielding
HEX
#12494a
RGB
rgb(18,73,74)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,28.6%,29%)
HSL
hsl(181,61%,18%)
HSV
hsv(181,76%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,1,0,71)
LAB
lab(28,-17,-6)
LCH
lch(28,18,199)
sRGB
(0.071,0.286,0.29)
HEX8
#12494aff
CSS Name
Decimal
018073074

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
61%
Hue
181°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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