The Lean Bay Since Pausing

#1a8d80 RGB(26,141,128)

About this color

The Lean Bay Since Pausing carries its coordinates at #1a8d80: a dark cyan with vivid saturation.

#1a8d80RGB(26, 141, 128)

HSL 173° · 69% saturation · 33% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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 formats

Name
The Lean Bay Since Pausing
HEX
#1a8d80
RGB
rgb(26,141,128)
RGB%
rgb(10.2%,55.3%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(173,69%,33%)
HSV
hsv(173,82%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,9,45)
LAB
lab(53,-33,-2)
LCH
lch(53,33,183)
sRGB
(0.102,0.553,0.502)
HEX8
#1a8d80ff
CSS Name
Decimal
026141128

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
69%
Hue
173°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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