The Bluff without Homely Rooting

#1f7a6d RGB(31,122,109)

About this color

The Bluff without Homely Rooting settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #1f7a6d, RGB(31, 122, 109).

#1f7a6dRGB(31, 122, 109)

HSL 171° · 59% saturation · 30% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Bluff without Homely Rooting
HEX
#1f7a6d
RGB
rgb(31,122,109)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,47.8%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(171,59%,30%)
HSV
hsv(171,75%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,11,52)
LAB
lab(46,-29,0)
LCH
lch(46,29,180)
sRGB
(0.122,0.478,0.427)
HEX8
#1f7a6dff
CSS Name
Decimal
031122109

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
59%
Hue
171°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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