Calm Basin During the Embedding

#119c71 RGB(17,156,113)

About this color

Calm Basin During the Embedding is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #119c71 on the color spectrum.

#119c71RGB(17, 156, 113)

HSL 161° · 80% saturation · 34% 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
Calm Basin During the Embedding
HEX
#119c71
RGB
rgb(17,156,113)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,61.2%,44.3%)
HSL
hsl(161,80%,34%)
HSV
hsv(161,89%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,28,39)
LAB
lab(57,-45,13)
LCH
lch(57,47,164)
sRGB
(0.067,0.612,0.443)
HEX8
#119c71ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017156113

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
80%
Hue
161°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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