When Dusty Basin past Cooling

#21dece RGB(33,222,206)

About this color

When Dusty Basin past Cooling is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #21dece in the RGB color space.

#21deceRGB(33, 222, 206)

HSL 175° · 74% saturation · 50% 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 cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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 Dusty Basin past Cooling
HEX
#21dece
RGB
rgb(33,222,206)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,87.1%,80.8%)
HSL
hsl(175,74%,50%)
HSV
hsv(175,85%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,7,13)
LAB
lab(80,-47,-5)
LCH
lch(80,47,186)
sRGB
(0.129,0.871,0.808)
HEX8
#21deceff
CSS Name
Decimal
033222206

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
74%
Hue
175°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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