When Frank Bay from Sounding

#307e63 RGB(48,126,99)

About this color

When Frank Bay from Sounding occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #307e63 — RGB(48, 126, 99).

#307e63RGB(48, 126, 99)

HSL 159° · 45% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Frank Bay from Sounding
HEX
#307e63
RGB
rgb(48,126,99)
RGB%
rgb(18.8%,49.4%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(159,45%,34%)
HSV
hsv(159,62%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,0,21,51)
LAB
lab(48,-31,8)
LCH
lch(48,32,166)
sRGB
(0.188,0.494,0.388)
HEX8
#307e63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
048126099

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
45%
Hue
159°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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