When Ordinary Border underneath Returning

#76afb3 RGB(118,175,179)

About this color

When Ordinary Border underneath Returning is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #76afb3 in the RGB color space.

#76afb3RGB(118, 175, 179)

HSL 184° · 29% saturation · 58% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Ordinary Border underneath Returning
HEX
#76afb3
RGB
rgb(118,175,179)
RGB%
rgb(46.3%,68.6%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(184,29%,58%)
HSV
hsv(184,34%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(34,2,0,30)
LAB
lab(68,-17,-8)
LCH
lch(68,19,205)
sRGB
(0.463,0.686,0.702)
HEX8
#76afb3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
118175179

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
29%
Hue
184°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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