When the Tawny Bluff within Casting

#75afb8 RGB(117,175,184)

About this color

When the Tawny Bluff within Casting is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #75afb8 in the RGB color space.

#75afb8RGB(117, 175, 184)

HSL 188° · 32% saturation · 59% 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 Tawny Bluff within Casting
HEX
#75afb8
RGB
rgb(117,175,184)
RGB%
rgb(45.9%,68.6%,72.2%)
HSL
hsl(188,32%,59%)
HSV
hsv(188,36%,72%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,5,0,28)
LAB
lab(68,-17,-11)
LCH
lch(68,20,213)
sRGB
(0.459,0.686,0.722)
HEX8
#75afb8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
117175184

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
32%
Hue
188°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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