When Ordinary Bog within Reckoning

#299ba3 RGB(41,155,163)

About this color

When Ordinary Bog within Reckoning is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #299ba3 in the RGB color space.

#299ba3RGB(41, 155, 163)

HSL 184° · 60% saturation · 40% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
When Ordinary Bog within Reckoning
HEX
#299ba3
RGB
rgb(41,155,163)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,60.8%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(184,60%,40%)
HSV
hsv(184,75%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,5,0,36)
LAB
lab(59,-28,-13)
LCH
lch(59,31,205)
sRGB
(0.161,0.608,0.639)
HEX8
#299ba3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041155163

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
60%
Hue
184°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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