The Bluff atop Attentive Toiling

#55826d RGB(85,130,109)

About this color

The Bluff atop Attentive Toiling is a muted, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #55826d in the RGB color space.

#55826dRGB(85, 130, 109)

HSL 152° · 21% saturation · 42% 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 Bluff atop Attentive Toiling
HEX
#55826d
RGB
rgb(85,130,109)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,51%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(152,21%,42%)
HSV
hsv(152,35%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(35,0,16,49)
LAB
lab(51,-20,7)
LCH
lch(51,21,161)
sRGB
(0.333,0.51,0.427)
HEX8
#55826dff
CSS Name
Decimal
085130109

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
21%
Hue
152°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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