Mild Alcove into the Continuing

#3eb0ca RGB(62,176,202)

About this color

Mild Alcove into the Continuing is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #3eb0ca in the RGB color space.

#3eb0caRGB(62, 176, 202)

HSL 191° · 57% saturation · 52% 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 formats

Name
Mild Alcove into the Continuing
HEX
#3eb0ca
RGB
rgb(62,176,202)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,69%,79.2%)
HSL
hsl(191,57%,52%)
HSV
hsv(191,69%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,13,0,21)
LAB
lab(67,-23,-23)
LCH
lch(67,33,225)
sRGB
(0.243,0.69,0.792)
HEX8
#3eb0caff
CSS Name
Decimal
062176202

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Color info

Lightness
52%
Saturation
57%
Hue
191°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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