When the Equable Acre with Bending

#55aa88 RGB(85,170,136)

About this color

When the Equable Acre with Bending is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #55aa88 in the RGB color space.

#55aa88RGB(85, 170, 136)

HSL 156° · 33% 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 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
When the Equable Acre with Bending
HEX
#55aa88
RGB
rgb(85,170,136)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,66.7%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(156,33%,50%)
HSV
hsv(156,50%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,20,33)
LAB
lab(64,-34,10)
LCH
lch(64,35,164)
sRGB
(0.333,0.667,0.533)
HEX8
#55aa88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085170136

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
33%
Hue
156°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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