When Homely Bluff down Curving

#66a9b3 RGB(102,169,179)

About this color

When Homely Bluff down Curving is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #66a9b3 in the RGB color space.

#66a9b3RGB(102, 169, 179)

HSL 188° · 34% saturation · 55% 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

Practically, this medium cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
When Homely Bluff down Curving
HEX
#66a9b3
RGB
rgb(102,169,179)
RGB%
rgb(40%,66.3%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(188,34%,55%)
HSV
hsv(188,43%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,6,0,30)
LAB
lab(65,-19,-12)
LCH
lch(65,22,212)
sRGB
(0.4,0.663,0.702)
HEX8
#66a9b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102169179

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
34%
Hue
188°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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