When Practical Alcove from Centering

#74a0ae RGB(116,160,174)

About this color

When Practical Alcove from Centering is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #74a0ae in the RGB color space.

#74a0aeRGB(116, 160, 174)

HSL 194° · 26% saturation · 57% 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 Practical Alcove from Centering
HEX
#74a0ae
RGB
rgb(116,160,174)
RGB%
rgb(45.5%,62.7%,68.2%)
HSL
hsl(194,26%,57%)
HSV
hsv(194,33%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,8,0,32)
LAB
lab(63,-11,-12)
LCH
lch(63,16,227)
sRGB
(0.455,0.627,0.682)
HEX8
#74a0aeff
CSS Name
Decimal
116160174

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
26%
Hue
194°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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