The Border between Measured Forging

#50888d RGB(80,136,141)

About this color

The Border between Measured Forging is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #50888d in the RGB color space.

#50888dRGB(80, 136, 141)

HSL 185° · 28% saturation · 43% 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 Border between Measured Forging
HEX
#50888d
RGB
rgb(80,136,141)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,53.3%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(185,28%,43%)
HSV
hsv(185,43%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,4,0,45)
LAB
lab(53,-17,-8)
LCH
lch(53,19,205)
sRGB
(0.314,0.533,0.553)
HEX8
#50888dff
CSS Name
Decimal
080136141

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
28%
Hue
185°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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