When Cultivated Atoll into Setting

#3c5d63 RGB(60,93,99)

About this color

When Cultivated Atoll into Setting is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #3c5d63 on the color spectrum.

#3c5d63RGB(60, 93, 99)

HSL 189° · 25% saturation · 31% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Cultivated Atoll into Setting
HEX
#3c5d63
RGB
rgb(60,93,99)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,36.5%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(189,25%,31%)
HSV
hsv(189,39%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(39,6,0,61)
LAB
lab(37,-10,-7)
LCH
lch(37,12,215)
sRGB
(0.235,0.365,0.388)
HEX8
#3c5d63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060093099

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
25%
Hue
189°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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