The Arch atop Forthright Waiting

#49808d RGB(73,128,141)

About this color

The Arch atop Forthright Waiting carries its coordinates at #49808d: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#49808dRGB(73, 128, 141)

HSL 191° · 32% 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

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 Arch atop Forthright Waiting
HEX
#49808d
RGB
rgb(73,128,141)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,50.2%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(191,32%,42%)
HSV
hsv(191,48%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,9,0,45)
LAB
lab(50,-14,-13)
LCH
lch(50,19,223)
sRGB
(0.286,0.502,0.553)
HEX8
#49808dff
CSS Name
Decimal
073128141

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
32%
Hue
191°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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