When Mellow Bluff for Building

#5a6d6e RGB(90,109,110)

About this color

When Mellow Bluff for Building carries its coordinates at #5a6d6e: a medium-dark cyan with muted saturation.

#5a6d6eRGB(90, 109, 110)

HSL 183° · 10% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Mellow Bluff for Building
HEX
#5a6d6e
RGB
rgb(90,109,110)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,42.7%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(183,10%,39%)
HSV
hsv(183,18%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,1,0,57)
LAB
lab(45,-7,-3)
LCH
lch(45,8,203)
sRGB
(0.353,0.427,0.431)
HEX8
#5a6d6eff
CSS Name
Decimal
090109110

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
10%
Hue
183°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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