The Old-fashioned Border between the Persisting

#49a1a5 RGB(73,161,165)

About this color

The Old-fashioned Border between the Persisting carries its coordinates at #49a1a5: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#49a1a5RGB(73, 161, 165)

HSL 183° · 39% saturation · 47% 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 formats

Name
The Old-fashioned Border between the Persisting
HEX
#49a1a5
RGB
rgb(73,161,165)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,63.1%,64.7%)
HSL
hsl(183,39%,47%)
HSV
hsv(183,56%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,2,0,35)
LAB
lab(61,-25,-10)
LCH
lch(61,27,202)
sRGB
(0.286,0.631,0.647)
HEX8
#49a1a5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073161165

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
39%
Hue
183°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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