The Sober Bog underneath the Continuing

#40c0b5 RGB(64,192,181)

About this color

The Sober Bog underneath the Continuing settles into a medium cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #40c0b5, RGB(64, 192, 181).

#40c0b5RGB(64, 192, 181)

HSL 175° · 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

In design terms, a mid-toned cyan like this handles interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Sober Bog underneath the Continuing
HEX
#40c0b5
RGB
rgb(64,192,181)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,75.3%,71%)
HSL
hsl(175,50%,50%)
HSV
hsv(175,67%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,6,25)
LAB
lab(71,-37,-5)
LCH
lch(71,37,188)
sRGB
(0.251,0.753,0.71)
HEX8
#40c0b5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064192181

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
50%
Hue
175°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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