The Alcove from Steady Balancing

#40a6b2 RGB(64,166,178)

About this color

The Alcove from Steady Balancing is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #40a6b2 in the RGB color space.

#40a6b2RGB(64, 166, 178)

HSL 186° · 47% saturation · 47% 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
The Alcove from Steady Balancing
HEX
#40a6b2
RGB
rgb(64,166,178)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,65.1%,69.8%)
HSL
hsl(186,47%,47%)
HSV
hsv(186,64%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,7,0,30)
LAB
lab(63,-25,-15)
LCH
lch(63,29,211)
sRGB
(0.251,0.651,0.698)
HEX8
#40a6b2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064166178

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
47%
Hue
186°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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