The Bay circa Temperate Opening

#2fb8d2 RGB(47,184,210)

About this color

The Bay circa Temperate Opening carries its coordinates at #2fb8d2: a medium cyan with vivid saturation.

#2fb8d2RGB(47, 184, 210)

HSL 190° · 64% 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 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 formats

Name
The Bay circa Temperate Opening
HEX
#2fb8d2
RGB
rgb(47,184,210)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,72.2%,82.4%)
HSL
hsl(190,64%,50%)
HSV
hsv(190,78%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,12,0,18)
LAB
lab(69,-27,-23)
LCH
lch(69,35,220)
sRGB
(0.184,0.722,0.824)
HEX8
#2fb8d2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047184210

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
64%
Hue
190°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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