The Practical Arch without Fitting

#6fae90 RGB(111,174,144)

About this color

The Practical Arch without Fitting settles into a medium cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #6fae90, RGB(111, 174, 144).

#6fae90RGB(111, 174, 144)

HSL 151° · 28% 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

In design terms, a mid-toned cyan like this handles interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 formats

Name
The Practical Arch without Fitting
HEX
#6fae90
RGB
rgb(111,174,144)
RGB%
rgb(43.5%,68.2%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(151,28%,56%)
HSV
hsv(151,36%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,0,17,32)
LAB
lab(66,-27,9)
LCH
lch(66,28,162)
sRGB
(0.435,0.682,0.565)
HEX8
#6fae90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
111174144

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
28%
Hue
151°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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