When Temperate Bog Inside Calming

#288b9e RGB(40,139,158)

About this color

When Temperate Bog Inside Calming is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #288b9e in the RGB color space.

#288b9eRGB(40, 139, 158)

HSL 190° · 60% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Temperate Bog Inside Calming
HEX
#288b9e
RGB
rgb(40,139,158)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,54.5%,62%)
HSL
hsl(190,60%,39%)
HSV
hsv(190,75%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,12,0,38)
LAB
lab(53,-21,-18)
LCH
lch(53,28,221)
sRGB
(0.157,0.545,0.62)
HEX8
#288b9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
040139158

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
60%
Hue
190°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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