What the Acre after Constant Forging

#488e89 RGB(72,142,137)

About this color

What the Acre after Constant Forging is a medium-dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #488e89 on the color spectrum.

#488e89RGB(72, 142, 137)

HSL 176° · 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 formats

Name
What the Acre after Constant Forging
HEX
#488e89
RGB
rgb(72,142,137)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,55.7%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(176,33%,42%)
HSV
hsv(176,49%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,4,44)
LAB
lab(55,-23,-4)
LCH
lch(55,23,190)
sRGB
(0.282,0.557,0.537)
HEX8
#488e89ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072142137

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
33%
Hue
176°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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