Soft Bluff from Steadying

#6cbc9c RGB(108,188,156)

About this color

Soft Bluff from Steadying is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #6cbc9c in the RGB color space.

#6cbc9cRGB(108, 188, 156)

HSL 156° · 37% saturation · 58% 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Soft Bluff from Steadying
HEX
#6cbc9c
RGB
rgb(108,188,156)
RGB%
rgb(42.4%,73.7%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(156,37%,58%)
HSV
hsv(156,43%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,0,17,26)
LAB
lab(71,-32,9)
LCH
lch(71,33,164)
sRGB
(0.424,0.737,0.612)
HEX8
#6cbc9cff
CSS Name
Decimal
108188156

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
37%
Hue
156°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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