Temperate Basin beneath Drawing

#80a49c RGB(128,164,156)

About this color

Temperate Basin beneath Drawing is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #80a49c in the RGB color space.

#80a49cRGB(128, 164, 156)

HSL 167° · 17% 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
Temperate Basin beneath Drawing
HEX
#80a49c
RGB
rgb(128,164,156)
RGB%
rgb(50.2%,64.3%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(167,17%,57%)
HSV
hsv(167,22%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,5,36)
LAB
lab(65,-14,0)
LCH
lch(65,14,180)
sRGB
(0.502,0.643,0.612)
HEX8
#80a49cff
CSS Name
Decimal
128164156

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
17%
Hue
167°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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