The Strong Basin outside Pausing

#209ea0 RGB(32,158,160)

About this color

The Strong Basin outside Pausing is a medium-dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #209ea0 on the color spectrum.

#209ea0RGB(32, 158, 160)

HSL 181° · 67% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Strong Basin outside Pausing
HEX
#209ea0
RGB
rgb(32,158,160)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,62%,62.7%)
HSL
hsl(181,67%,38%)
HSV
hsv(181,80%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,1,0,37)
LAB
lab(59,-31,-10)
LCH
lch(59,33,198)
sRGB
(0.125,0.62,0.627)
HEX8
#209ea0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
032158160

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
67%
Hue
181°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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