When Nuanced Basin amid Finding

#489483 RGB(72,148,131)

About this color

When Nuanced Basin amid Finding settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #489483, RGB(72, 148, 131).

#489483RGB(72, 148, 131)

HSL 167° · 35% saturation · 43% 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

In design terms, a mid-toned cyan like this handles interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 formats

Name
When Nuanced Basin amid Finding
HEX
#489483
RGB
rgb(72,148,131)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,58%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(167,35%,43%)
HSV
hsv(167,51%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,11,42)
LAB
lab(56,-28,2)
LCH
lch(56,28,176)
sRGB
(0.282,0.58,0.514)
HEX8
#489483ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072148131

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
35%
Hue
167°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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