What Soft Canyon under Changing

#3bb0a4 RGB(59,176,164)

About this color

What Soft Canyon under Changing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3bb0a4 — RGB(59, 176, 164).

#3bb0a4RGB(59, 176, 164)

HSL 174° · 50% saturation · 46% lightness

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Psychology

Cyan at medium lightness bridges blue and green in a way that reads as refreshing and forward-looking.

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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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
What Soft Canyon under Changing
HEX
#3bb0a4
RGB
rgb(59,176,164)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,69%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(174,50%,46%)
HSV
hsv(174,66%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,7,31)
LAB
lab(65,-35,-3)
LCH
lch(65,35,185)
sRGB
(0.231,0.69,0.643)
HEX8
#3bb0a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059176164

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Color info

Lightness
46%
Saturation
50%
Hue
174°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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