Honest Border by the Rooting

#758c91 RGB(117,140,145)

About this color

Honest Border by the Rooting is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #758c91 in the RGB color space.

#758c91RGB(117, 140, 145)

HSL 191° · 11% saturation · 51% 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 formats

Name
Honest Border by the Rooting
HEX
#758c91
RGB
rgb(117,140,145)
RGB%
rgb(45.9%,54.9%,56.9%)
HSL
hsl(191,11%,51%)
HSV
hsv(191,19%,57%)
CMYK
cmyk(19,3,0,43)
LAB
lab(57,-7,-5)
LCH
lch(57,9,216)
sRGB
(0.459,0.549,0.569)
HEX8
#758c91ff
CSS Name
Decimal
117140145

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
11%
Hue
191°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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