The Canyon circa Level-headed Buffering

#919fa2 RGB(145,159,162)

About this color

The Canyon circa Level-headed Buffering is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #919fa2 in the RGB color space.

#919fa2RGB(145, 159, 162)

HSL 191° · 8% saturation · 60% 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
The Canyon circa Level-headed Buffering
HEX
#919fa2
RGB
rgb(145,159,162)
RGB%
rgb(56.9%,62.4%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(191,8%,60%)
HSV
hsv(191,10%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(10,2,0,36)
LAB
lab(65,-4,-3)
LCH
lch(65,5,217)
sRGB
(0.569,0.624,0.635)
HEX8
#919fa2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
145159162

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
8%
Hue
191°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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