When Strong Basin on Bracing

#38a9ae RGB(56,169,174)

About this color

When Strong Basin on Bracing is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #38a9ae in the RGB color space.

#38a9aeRGB(56, 169, 174)

HSL 183° · 51% saturation · 45% 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
When Strong Basin on Bracing
HEX
#38a9ae
RGB
rgb(56,169,174)
RGB%
rgb(22%,66.3%,68.2%)
HSL
hsl(183,51%,45%)
HSV
hsv(183,68%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,3,0,32)
LAB
lab(64,-29,-12)
LCH
lch(64,31,202)
sRGB
(0.22,0.663,0.682)
HEX8
#38a9aeff
CSS Name
Decimal
056169174

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
51%
Hue
183°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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