When the Lukewarm Arch despite Extending

#25a188 RGB(37,161,136)

About this color

When the Lukewarm Arch despite Extending is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #25a188 in the RGB color space.

#25a188RGB(37, 161, 136)

HSL 168° · 63% saturation · 39% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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 the Lukewarm Arch despite Extending
HEX
#25a188
RGB
rgb(37,161,136)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,63.1%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(168,63%,39%)
HSV
hsv(168,77%,63%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,0,16,37)
LAB
lab(60,-39,4)
LCH
lch(60,39,174)
sRGB
(0.145,0.631,0.533)
HEX8
#25a188ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037161136

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
63%
Hue
168°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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