When Gentle Bay out Passing

#48808e RGB(72,128,142)

About this color

When Gentle Bay out Passing settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #48808e, RGB(72, 128, 142).

#48808eRGB(72, 128, 142)

HSL 192° · 33% saturation · 42% 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
When Gentle Bay out Passing
HEX
#48808e
RGB
rgb(72,128,142)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,50.2%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(192,33%,42%)
HSV
hsv(192,49%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,10,0,44)
LAB
lab(50,-14,-13)
LCH
lch(50,19,223)
sRGB
(0.282,0.502,0.557)
HEX8
#48808eff
CSS Name
Decimal
072128142

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
33%
Hue
192°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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