Leathery Bay over Working

#40c0ac RGB(64,192,172)

About this color

Leathery Bay over Working is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #40c0ac in the RGB color space.

#40c0acRGB(64, 192, 172)

HSL 171° · 50% saturation · 50% 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Leathery Bay over Working
HEX
#40c0ac
RGB
rgb(64,192,172)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,75.3%,67.5%)
HSL
hsl(171,50%,50%)
HSV
hsv(171,67%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,10,25)
LAB
lab(71,-39,0)
LCH
lch(71,39,180)
sRGB
(0.251,0.753,0.675)
HEX8
#40c0acff
CSS Name
Decimal
064192172

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
50%
Hue
171°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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