When Tilled Bay from Grading

#3a7c8e RGB(58,124,142)

About this color

When Tilled Bay from Grading reads as medium-dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #3a7c8e, RGB(58, 124, 142).

#3a7c8eRGB(58, 124, 142)

HSL 193° · 42% saturation · 39% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Tilled Bay from Grading
HEX
#3a7c8e
RGB
rgb(58,124,142)
RGB%
rgb(22.7%,48.6%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(193,42%,39%)
HSV
hsv(193,59%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,13,0,44)
LAB
lab(49,-15,-16)
LCH
lch(49,22,227)
sRGB
(0.227,0.486,0.557)
HEX8
#3a7c8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
058124142

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
42%
Hue
193°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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