When Soft Bluff after Crossing

#48aba3 RGB(72,171,163)

About this color

When Soft Bluff after Crossing is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #48aba3 in the RGB color space.

#48aba3RGB(72, 171, 163)

HSL 175° · 41% saturation · 48% 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
When Soft Bluff after Crossing
HEX
#48aba3
RGB
rgb(72,171,163)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,67.1%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(175,41%,48%)
HSV
hsv(175,58%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,0,5,33)
LAB
lab(64,-31,-5)
LCH
lch(64,31,189)
sRGB
(0.282,0.671,0.639)
HEX8
#48aba3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072171163

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
41%
Hue
175°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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