The Basin outside Constant Pacing

#2a9fa2 RGB(42,159,162)

About this color

The Basin outside Constant Pacing is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #2a9fa2 in the RGB color space.

#2a9fa2RGB(42, 159, 162)

HSL 182° · 59% saturation · 40% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Basin outside Constant Pacing
HEX
#2a9fa2
RGB
rgb(42,159,162)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,62.4%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(182,59%,40%)
HSV
hsv(182,74%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,2,0,36)
LAB
lab(60,-30,-11)
LCH
lch(60,32,200)
sRGB
(0.165,0.624,0.635)
HEX8
#2a9fa2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042159162

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
59%
Hue
182°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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