What Deliberate Bay upon Measuring

#05bd74 RGB(5,189,116)

About this color

What Deliberate Bay upon Measuring settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #05bd74, RGB(5, 189, 116).

#05bd74RGB(5, 189, 116)

HSL 156° · 95% saturation · 38% 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
What Deliberate Bay upon Measuring
HEX
#05bd74
RGB
rgb(5,189,116)
RGB%
rgb(2%,74.1%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(156,95%,38%)
HSV
hsv(156,97%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,39,26)
LAB
lab(68,-57,26)
LCH
lch(68,63,155)
sRGB
(0.02,0.741,0.455)
HEX8
#05bd74ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005189116

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
95%
Hue
156°
Chroma
63
Temperature
WarmCool
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