When Amber Border onto Carrying

#699b8e RGB(105,155,142)

About this color

When Amber Border onto Carrying settles into a medium cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #699b8e, RGB(105, 155, 142).

#699b8eRGB(105, 155, 142)

HSL 164° · 20% saturation · 51% 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

In design terms, a mid-toned cyan like this handles 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Amber Border onto Carrying
HEX
#699b8e
RGB
rgb(105,155,142)
RGB%
rgb(41.2%,60.8%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(164,20%,51%)
HSV
hsv(164,32%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(32,0,8,39)
LAB
lab(60,-20,1)
LCH
lch(60,20,177)
sRGB
(0.412,0.608,0.557)
HEX8
#699b8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
105155142

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
20%
Hue
164°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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