What the Border between Sustained Adjusting

#5e9e89 RGB(94,158,137)

About this color

What the Border between Sustained Adjusting carries its coordinates at #5e9e89: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#5e9e89RGB(94, 158, 137)

HSL 160° · 25% saturation · 49% 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
What the Border between Sustained Adjusting
HEX
#5e9e89
RGB
rgb(94,158,137)
RGB%
rgb(36.9%,62%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(160,25%,49%)
HSV
hsv(160,41%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,13,38)
LAB
lab(60,-26,5)
LCH
lch(60,26,169)
sRGB
(0.369,0.62,0.537)
HEX8
#5e9e89ff
CSS Name
Decimal
094158137

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
25%
Hue
160°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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