When Earthen Cape beneath Hedging

#50aa9e RGB(80,170,158)

About this color

When Earthen Cape beneath Hedging is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #50aa9e in the RGB color space.

#50aa9eRGB(80, 170, 158)

HSL 172° · 36% saturation · 49% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
When Earthen Cape beneath Hedging
HEX
#50aa9e
RGB
rgb(80,170,158)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,66.7%,62%)
HSL
hsl(172,36%,49%)
HSV
hsv(172,53%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,7,33)
LAB
lab(64,-30,-2)
LCH
lch(64,30,184)
sRGB
(0.314,0.667,0.62)
HEX8
#50aa9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
080170158

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
36%
Hue
172°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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