The Pragmatic Border up Bending

#158d70 RGB(21,141,112)

About this color

The Pragmatic Border up Bending is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #158d70 in the RGB color space.

#158d70RGB(21, 141, 112)

HSL 166° · 74% saturation · 32% 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
The Pragmatic Border up Bending
HEX
#158d70
RGB
rgb(21,141,112)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,55.3%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(166,74%,32%)
HSV
hsv(166,85%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,21,45)
LAB
lab(52,-38,7)
LCH
lch(52,39,170)
sRGB
(0.082,0.553,0.439)
HEX8
#158d70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021141112

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
74%
Hue
166°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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