What the Ripened Border through Distilling

#05a29f RGB(5,162,159)

About this color

What the Ripened Border through Distilling is a intense, dark cyan tone, fixed at #05a29f in the RGB color space.

#05a29fRGB(5, 162, 159)

HSL 179° · 94% saturation · 33% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 formats

Name
What the Ripened Border through Distilling
HEX
#05a29f
RGB
rgb(5,162,159)
RGB%
rgb(2%,63.5%,62.4%)
HSL
hsl(179,94%,33%)
HSV
hsv(179,97%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,2,36)
LAB
lab(60,-35,-8)
LCH
lch(60,36,193)
sRGB
(0.02,0.635,0.624)
HEX8
#05a29fff
CSS Name
Decimal
005162159

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
94%
Hue
179°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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