Ingrained Bay after Seeding

#6cb3b6 RGB(108,179,182)

About this color

Ingrained Bay after Seeding carries its coordinates at #6cb3b6: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#6cb3b6RGB(108, 179, 182)

HSL 182° · 34% saturation · 57% 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
Ingrained Bay after Seeding
HEX
#6cb3b6
RGB
rgb(108,179,182)
RGB%
rgb(42.4%,70.2%,71.4%)
HSL
hsl(182,34%,57%)
HSV
hsv(182,41%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,2,0,29)
LAB
lab(69,-21,-9)
LCH
lch(69,23,203)
sRGB
(0.424,0.702,0.714)
HEX8
#6cb3b6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
108179182

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
34%
Hue
182°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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