When the Deliberate Alcove through Layering

#6fa598 RGB(111,165,152)

About this color

When the Deliberate Alcove through Layering is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #6fa598 in the RGB color space.

#6fa598RGB(111, 165, 152)

HSL 166° · 23% saturation · 54% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Deliberate Alcove through Layering
HEX
#6fa598
RGB
rgb(111,165,152)
RGB%
rgb(43.5%,64.7%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(166,23%,54%)
HSV
hsv(166,33%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,8,35)
LAB
lab(64,-21,1)
LCH
lch(64,21,177)
sRGB
(0.435,0.647,0.596)
HEX8
#6fa598ff
CSS Name
Decimal
111165152

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Color info

Lightness
54%
Saturation
23%
Hue
166°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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