When Constant Bog atop Sowing

#8cab9e RGB(140,171,158)

About this color

When Constant Bog atop Sowing carries its coordinates at #8cab9e: a medium cyan with muted saturation.

#8cab9eRGB(140, 171, 158)

HSL 155° · 16% saturation · 61% 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
When Constant Bog atop Sowing
HEX
#8cab9e
RGB
rgb(140,171,158)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,67.1%,62%)
HSL
hsl(155,16%,61%)
HSV
hsv(155,18%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,0,8,33)
LAB
lab(67,-13,3)
LCH
lch(67,13,167)
sRGB
(0.549,0.671,0.62)
HEX8
#8cab9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
140171158

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
16%
Hue
155°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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