When Soaring Alabaster upon Dawning

#95c1b3 RGB(149,193,179)

About this color

When Soaring Alabaster upon Dawning is a light cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #95c1b3 on the color spectrum.

#95c1b3RGB(149, 193, 179)

HSL 161° · 26% saturation · 67% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high 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

Light enough to serve as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Soaring Alabaster upon Dawning
HEX
#95c1b3
RGB
rgb(149,193,179)
RGB%
rgb(58.4%,75.7%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(161,26%,67%)
HSV
hsv(161,23%,76%)
CMYK
cmyk(23,0,7,24)
LAB
lab(75,-17,2)
LCH
lch(75,17,173)
sRGB
(0.584,0.757,0.702)
HEX8
#95c1b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
149193179

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Color info

Lightness
67%
Saturation
26%
Hue
161°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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