Certain Basin toward Lasting

#5f9f86 RGB(95,159,134)

About this color

Certain Basin toward Lasting carries its coordinates at #5f9f86: a medium cyan with moderate saturation.

#5f9f86RGB(95, 159, 134)

HSL 157° · 25% saturation · 50% 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
Certain Basin toward Lasting
HEX
#5f9f86
RGB
rgb(95,159,134)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,62.4%,52.5%)
HSL
hsl(157,25%,50%)
HSV
hsv(157,40%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,16,38)
LAB
lab(61,-26,7)
LCH
lch(61,27,165)
sRGB
(0.373,0.624,0.525)
HEX8
#5f9f86ff
CSS Name
Decimal
095159134

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
25%
Hue
157°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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