When Honest Bluff after Arching

#39c6b3 RGB(57,198,179)

About this color

When Honest Bluff after Arching carries its coordinates at #39c6b3: a medium cyan with vivid saturation.

#39c6b3RGB(57, 198, 179)

HSL 172° · 55% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Honest Bluff after Arching
HEX
#39c6b3
RGB
rgb(57,198,179)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,77.6%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(172,55%,50%)
HSV
hsv(172,71%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,10,22)
LAB
lab(73,-41,-1)
LCH
lch(73,41,181)
sRGB
(0.224,0.776,0.702)
HEX8
#39c6b3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
057198179

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
55%
Hue
172°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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