When the Lean Alcove from Waiting

#20bc88 RGB(32,188,136)

About this color

When the Lean Alcove from Waiting is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #20bc88 in the RGB color space.

#20bc88RGB(32, 188, 136)

HSL 160° · 71% saturation · 43% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
When the Lean Alcove from Waiting
HEX
#20bc88
RGB
rgb(32,188,136)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,73.7%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(160,71%,43%)
HSV
hsv(160,83%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,28,26)
LAB
lab(68,-51,16)
LCH
lch(68,53,163)
sRGB
(0.125,0.737,0.533)
HEX8
#20bc88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
032188136

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Color info

Lightness
43%
Saturation
71%
Hue
160°
Chroma
53
Temperature
WarmCool
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