The Forthright Bog on Stirring

#5a9a80 RGB(90,154,128)

About this color

The Forthright Bog on Stirring carries its coordinates at #5a9a80: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#5a9a80RGB(90, 154, 128)

HSL 156° · 26% saturation · 48% 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 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
The Forthright Bog on Stirring
HEX
#5a9a80
RGB
rgb(90,154,128)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,60.4%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(156,26%,48%)
HSV
hsv(156,42%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(42,0,17,40)
LAB
lab(59,-27,7)
LCH
lch(59,28,165)
sRGB
(0.353,0.604,0.502)
HEX8
#5a9a80ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090154128

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
26%
Hue
156°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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