When Fine Alabaster from Heightening

#a1c4be RGB(161,196,190)

About this color

When Fine Alabaster from Heightening is a light cyan with a muted character, positioned at #a1c4be on the color spectrum.

#a1c4beRGB(161, 196, 190)

HSL 170° · 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

Light enough to serve 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Fine Alabaster from Heightening
HEX
#a1c4be
RGB
rgb(161,196,190)
RGB%
rgb(63.1%,76.9%,74.5%)
HSL
hsl(170,23%,70%)
HSV
hsv(170,18%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,0,3,23)
LAB
lab(77,-13,-1)
LCH
lch(77,13,184)
sRGB
(0.631,0.769,0.745)
HEX8
#a1c4beff
CSS Name
Decimal
161196190

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Color info

Lightness
70%
Saturation
23%
Hue
170°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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