When Mossy Bog until Carving

#4e6263 RGB(78,98,99)

About this color

When Mossy Bog until Carving settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #4e6263, RGB(78, 98, 99).

#4e6263RGB(78, 98, 99)

HSL 183° · 12% saturation · 35% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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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
When Mossy Bog until Carving
HEX
#4e6263
RGB
rgb(78,98,99)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,38.4%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(183,12%,35%)
HSV
hsv(183,21%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,1,0,61)
LAB
lab(40,-7,-3)
LCH
lch(40,8,203)
sRGB
(0.306,0.384,0.388)
HEX8
#4e6263ff
CSS Name
Decimal
078098099

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
12%
Hue
183°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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