The Bog Against Distant Knitting

#89a29d RGB(137,162,157)

About this color

The Bog Against Distant Knitting is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #89a29d in the RGB color space.

#89a29dRGB(137, 162, 157)

HSL 168° · 12% 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 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 formats

Name
The Bog Against Distant Knitting
HEX
#89a29d
RGB
rgb(137,162,157)
RGB%
rgb(53.7%,63.5%,61.6%)
HSL
hsl(168,12%,59%)
HSV
hsv(168,15%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(15,0,3,36)
LAB
lab(65,-10,0)
LCH
lch(65,10,180)
sRGB
(0.537,0.635,0.616)
HEX8
#89a29dff
CSS Name
Decimal
137162157

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
12%
Hue
168°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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