When Distant Canyon upon Spreading

#51625e RGB(81,98,94)

About this color

When Distant Canyon upon Spreading is a medium-dark cyan with a muted character, positioned at #51625e on the color spectrum.

#51625eRGB(81, 98, 94)

HSL 166° · 9% saturation · 35% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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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 Distant Canyon upon Spreading
HEX
#51625e
RGB
rgb(81,98,94)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,38.4%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(166,9%,35%)
HSV
hsv(166,17%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(17,0,4,62)
LAB
lab(40,-7,0)
LCH
lch(40,7,180)
sRGB
(0.318,0.384,0.369)
HEX8
#51625eff
CSS Name
Decimal
081098094

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
9%
Hue
166°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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