What Amber Border Since Drifting

#55a9b4 RGB(85,169,180)

About this color

What Amber Border Since Drifting is rendered by screens as RGB(85, 169, 180) — a medium, moderate cyan hue.

#55a9b4RGB(85, 169, 180)

HSL 187° · 39% saturation · 52% lightness

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Psychology

Cyan at medium lightness bridges blue and green in a way that reads as refreshing and forward-looking.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
What Amber Border Since Drifting
HEX
#55a9b4
RGB
rgb(85,169,180)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,66.3%,70.6%)
HSL
hsl(187,39%,52%)
HSV
hsv(187,53%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,6,0,29)
LAB
lab(65,-22,-13)
LCH
lch(65,26,211)
sRGB
(0.333,0.663,0.706)
HEX8
#55a9b4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085169180

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
39%
Hue
187°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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