The Bay atop Balanced Changing

#16a26d RGB(22,162,109)

About this color

The Bay atop Balanced Changing is a medium-dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #16a26d on the color spectrum.

#16a26dRGB(22, 162, 109)

HSL 157° · 76% saturation · 36% 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
The Bay atop Balanced Changing
HEX
#16a26d
RGB
rgb(22,162,109)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,63.5%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(157,76%,36%)
HSV
hsv(157,86%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,33,36)
LAB
lab(59,-47,18)
LCH
lch(59,50,159)
sRGB
(0.086,0.635,0.427)
HEX8
#16a26dff
CSS Name
Decimal
022162109

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
76%
Hue
157°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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