The Basin beneath Subtle Gathering

#6eb9a2 RGB(110,185,162)

About this color

The Basin beneath Subtle Gathering is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #6eb9a2 in the RGB color space.

#6eb9a2RGB(110, 185, 162)

HSL 162° · 35% 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
The Basin beneath Subtle Gathering
HEX
#6eb9a2
RGB
rgb(110,185,162)
RGB%
rgb(43.1%,72.5%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(162,35%,58%)
HSV
hsv(162,41%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,12,27)
LAB
lab(70,-29,4)
LCH
lch(70,29,172)
sRGB
(0.431,0.725,0.635)
HEX8
#6eb9a2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
110185162

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
35%
Hue
162°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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