The Plain Border past Fitting

#38797b RGB(56,121,123)

About this color

The Plain Border past Fitting reads as medium-dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #38797b, RGB(56, 121, 123).

#38797bRGB(56, 121, 123)

HSL 182° · 37% saturation · 35% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
The Plain Border past Fitting
HEX
#38797b
RGB
rgb(56,121,123)
RGB%
rgb(22%,47.5%,48.2%)
HSL
hsl(182,37%,35%)
HSV
hsv(182,54%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,2,0,52)
LAB
lab(47,-20,-7)
LCH
lch(47,21,199)
sRGB
(0.22,0.475,0.482)
HEX8
#38797bff
CSS Name
Decimal
056121123

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
37%
Hue
182°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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