Flowing Aurora above Coruscating

#a1c4b6 RGB(161,196,182)

About this color

Flowing Aurora above Coruscating is a muted, light cyan tone, fixed at #a1c4b6 in the RGB color space.

#a1c4b6RGB(161, 196, 182)

HSL 156° · 23% saturation · 70% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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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

With its high lightness, this tone is ideal as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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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
Flowing Aurora above Coruscating
HEX
#a1c4b6
RGB
rgb(161,196,182)
RGB%
rgb(63.1%,76.9%,71.4%)
HSL
hsl(156,23%,70%)
HSV
hsv(156,18%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,0,7,23)
LAB
lab(76,-15,3)
LCH
lch(76,15,169)
sRGB
(0.631,0.769,0.714)
HEX8
#a1c4b6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
161196182

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Color info

Lightness
70%
Saturation
23%
Hue
156°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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