Balanced Acre without the Melting

#509a9a RGB(80,154,154)

About this color

Balanced Acre without the Melting carries its coordinates at #509a9a: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#509a9aRGB(80, 154, 154)

HSL 180° · 32% saturation · 46% 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
Balanced Acre without the Melting
HEX
#509a9a
RGB
rgb(80,154,154)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,60.4%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(180,32%,46%)
HSV
hsv(180,48%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,0,0,40)
LAB
lab(59,-23,-7)
LCH
lch(59,24,197)
sRGB
(0.314,0.604,0.604)
HEX8
#509a9aff
CSS Name
Decimal
080154154

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
32%
Hue
180°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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