When the Stained Arch onto Knitting

#3bc9a8 RGB(59,201,168)

About this color

When the Stained Arch onto Knitting is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #3bc9a8 in the RGB color space.

#3bc9a8RGB(59, 201, 168)

HSL 166° · 57% saturation · 51% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Stained Arch onto Knitting
HEX
#3bc9a8
RGB
rgb(59,201,168)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,78.8%,65.9%)
HSL
hsl(166,57%,51%)
HSV
hsv(166,71%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,16,21)
LAB
lab(73,-45,6)
LCH
lch(73,45,172)
sRGB
(0.231,0.788,0.659)
HEX8
#3bc9a8ff
CSS Name
Decimal
059201168

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
57%
Hue
166°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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