What the Distant Bay without Measuring

#49808f RGB(73,128,143)

About this color

What the Distant Bay without Measuring is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #49808f in the RGB color space.

#49808fRGB(73, 128, 143)

HSL 193° · 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Distant Bay without Measuring
HEX
#49808f
RGB
rgb(73,128,143)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,50.2%,56.1%)
HSL
hsl(193,32%,42%)
HSV
hsv(193,49%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,10,0,44)
LAB
lab(50,-14,-14)
LCH
lch(50,20,225)
sRGB
(0.286,0.502,0.561)
HEX8
#49808fff
CSS Name
Decimal
073128143

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
32%
Hue
193°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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