Mild Bay toward Curing

#239076 RGB(35,144,118)

About this color

Mild Bay toward Curing settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #239076, RGB(35, 144, 118).

#239076RGB(35, 144, 118)

HSL 166° · 61% saturation · 35% 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
Mild Bay toward Curing
HEX
#239076
RGB
rgb(35,144,118)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,56.5%,46.3%)
HSL
hsl(166,61%,35%)
HSV
hsv(166,76%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,18,44)
LAB
lab(54,-36,5)
LCH
lch(54,36,172)
sRGB
(0.137,0.565,0.463)
HEX8
#239076ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035144118

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
61%
Hue
166°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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