Quiescent Bluff Inside Drifting

#46a496 RGB(70,164,150)

About this color

Quiescent Bluff Inside Drifting is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #46a496 in the RGB color space.

#46a496RGB(70, 164, 150)

HSL 171° · 40% saturation · 46% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Quiescent Bluff Inside Drifting
HEX
#46a496
RGB
rgb(70,164,150)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,64.3%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(171,40%,46%)
HSV
hsv(171,57%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,9,36)
LAB
lab(62,-31,-1)
LCH
lch(62,31,182)
sRGB
(0.275,0.643,0.588)
HEX8
#46a496ff
CSS Name
Decimal
070164150

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
40%
Hue
171°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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