The Countrified Border underneath the Cooling

#4eb5a5 RGB(78,181,165)

About this color

The Countrified Border underneath the Cooling carries its coordinates at #4eb5a5: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#4eb5a5RGB(78, 181, 165)

HSL 171° · 41% saturation · 51% 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 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 Countrified Border underneath the Cooling
HEX
#4eb5a5
RGB
rgb(78,181,165)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,71%,64.7%)
HSL
hsl(171,41%,51%)
HSV
hsv(171,57%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,9,29)
LAB
lab(68,-34,-1)
LCH
lch(68,34,182)
sRGB
(0.306,0.71,0.647)
HEX8
#4eb5a5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
078181165

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
41%
Hue
171°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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