Frank Bay down Channeling

#6bb2a6 RGB(107,178,166)

About this color

Frank Bay down Channeling is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #6bb2a6 in the RGB color space.

#6bb2a6RGB(107, 178, 166)

HSL 170° · 32% saturation · 56% 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 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 formats

Name
Frank Bay down Channeling
HEX
#6bb2a6
RGB
rgb(107,178,166)
RGB%
rgb(42%,69.8%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(170,32%,56%)
HSV
hsv(170,40%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,7,30)
LAB
lab(68,-25,-1)
LCH
lch(68,25,182)
sRGB
(0.42,0.698,0.651)
HEX8
#6bb2a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
107178166

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
32%
Hue
170°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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