What the Quiet Bluff across Working

#50a79f RGB(80,167,159)

About this color

What the Quiet Bluff across Working is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #50a79f in the RGB color space.

#50a79fRGB(80, 167, 159)

HSL 174° · 35% saturation · 48% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Quiet Bluff across Working
HEX
#50a79f
RGB
rgb(80,167,159)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,65.5%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(174,35%,48%)
HSV
hsv(174,52%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,5,35)
LAB
lab(63,-28,-4)
LCH
lch(63,28,188)
sRGB
(0.314,0.655,0.624)
HEX8
#50a79fff
CSS Name
Decimal
080167159

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
35%
Hue
174°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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