The Bay into Layered Working

#586962 RGB(88,105,98)

About this color

The Bay into Layered Working settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #586962, RGB(88, 105, 98).

#586962RGB(88, 105, 98)

HSL 155° · 9% saturation · 38% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Bay into Layered Working
HEX
#586962
RGB
rgb(88,105,98)
RGB%
rgb(34.5%,41.2%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(155,9%,38%)
HSV
hsv(155,16%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,0,7,59)
LAB
lab(43,-8,2)
LCH
lch(43,8,166)
sRGB
(0.345,0.412,0.384)
HEX8
#586962ff
CSS Name
Decimal
088105098

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
9%
Hue
155°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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