Sandy Bay among the Spanning

#50af9a RGB(80,175,154)

About this color

Sandy Bay among the Spanning carries its coordinates at #50af9a: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#50af9aRGB(80, 175, 154)

HSL 167° · 37% saturation · 50% 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 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 formats

Name
Sandy Bay among the Spanning
HEX
#50af9a
RGB
rgb(80,175,154)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,68.6%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(167,37%,50%)
HSV
hsv(167,54%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,12,31)
LAB
lab(66,-33,2)
LCH
lch(66,33,177)
sRGB
(0.314,0.686,0.604)
HEX8
#50af9aff
CSS Name
Decimal
080175154

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
37%
Hue
167°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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