When Vintage Arch before Reckoning

#1e858e RGB(30,133,142)

About this color

When Vintage Arch before Reckoning is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #1e858e in the RGB color space.

#1e858eRGB(30, 133, 142)

HSL 185° · 65% saturation · 34% 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 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

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 Vintage Arch before Reckoning
HEX
#1e858e
RGB
rgb(30,133,142)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,52.2%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(185,65%,34%)
HSV
hsv(185,79%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,6,0,44)
LAB
lab(51,-25,-13)
LCH
lch(51,28,207)
sRGB
(0.118,0.522,0.557)
HEX8
#1e858eff
CSS Name
Decimal
030133142

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
65%
Hue
185°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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