When Sedate Basin from Balancing

#5d8483 RGB(93,132,131)

About this color

When Sedate Basin from Balancing is a muted, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #5d8483 in the RGB color space.

#5d8483RGB(93, 132, 131)

HSL 178° · 17% saturation · 44% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Sedate Basin from Balancing
HEX
#5d8483
RGB
rgb(93,132,131)
RGB%
rgb(36.5%,51.8%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(178,17%,44%)
HSV
hsv(178,30%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,1,48)
LAB
lab(52,-14,-4)
LCH
lch(52,15,196)
sRGB
(0.365,0.518,0.514)
HEX8
#5d8483ff
CSS Name
Decimal
093132131

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
17%
Hue
178°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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