The Bay opposite Forthcoming Weaving

#48866d RGB(72,134,109)

About this color

The Bay opposite Forthcoming Weaving is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #48866d in the RGB color space.

#48866dRGB(72, 134, 109)

HSL 156° · 30% saturation · 40% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Bay opposite Forthcoming Weaving
HEX
#48866d
RGB
rgb(72,134,109)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,52.5%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(156,30%,40%)
HSV
hsv(156,46%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(46,0,19,47)
LAB
lab(51,-26,7)
LCH
lch(51,27,165)
sRGB
(0.282,0.525,0.427)
HEX8
#48866dff
CSS Name
Decimal
072134109

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
30%
Hue
156°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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