When Settled Basin upon Drifting

#39c2ce RGB(57,194,206)

About this color

When Settled Basin upon Drifting is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #39c2ce in the RGB color space.

#39c2ceRGB(57, 194, 206)

HSL 185° · 60% saturation · 52% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
When Settled Basin upon Drifting
HEX
#39c2ce
RGB
rgb(57,194,206)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,76.1%,80.8%)
HSL
hsl(185,60%,52%)
HSV
hsv(185,72%,81%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,6,0,19)
LAB
lab(72,-32,-17)
LCH
lch(72,36,208)
sRGB
(0.224,0.761,0.808)
HEX8
#39c2ceff
CSS Name
Decimal
057194206

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
60%
Hue
185°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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