What the Border despite Homespun Casting

#889f99 RGB(136,159,153)

About this color

What the Border despite Homespun Casting is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #889f99 in the RGB color space.

#889f99RGB(136, 159, 153)

HSL 164° · 11% 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 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
What the Border despite Homespun Casting
HEX
#889f99
RGB
rgb(136,159,153)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,62.4%,60%)
HSL
hsl(164,11%,58%)
HSV
hsv(164,14%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,0,4,38)
LAB
lab(64,-9,0)
LCH
lch(64,9,180)
sRGB
(0.533,0.624,0.6)
HEX8
#889f99ff
CSS Name
Decimal
136159153

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
11%
Hue
164°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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