When Substantial Basin outside Toiling

#129fb3 RGB(18,159,179)

About this color

When Substantial Basin outside Toiling is a intense, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #129fb3 in the RGB color space.

#129fb3RGB(18, 159, 179)

HSL 187° · 82% saturation · 39% 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 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

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
When Substantial Basin outside Toiling
HEX
#129fb3
RGB
rgb(18,159,179)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,62.4%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(187,82%,39%)
HSV
hsv(187,90%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,11,0,30)
LAB
lab(60,-27,-20)
LCH
lch(60,34,217)
sRGB
(0.071,0.624,0.702)
HEX8
#129fb3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
018159179

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
82%
Hue
187°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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