When Cultivated Cape down Arching

#88bdb3 RGB(136,189,179)

About this color

When Cultivated Cape down Arching carries its coordinates at #88bdb3: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#88bdb3RGB(136, 189, 179)

HSL 169° · 29% saturation · 64% 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 Cultivated Cape down Arching
HEX
#88bdb3
RGB
rgb(136,189,179)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,74.1%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(169,29%,64%)
HSV
hsv(169,28%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,0,5,26)
LAB
lab(73,-19,-1)
LCH
lch(73,19,183)
sRGB
(0.533,0.741,0.702)
HEX8
#88bdb3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
136189179

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
29%
Hue
169°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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