The Alcove between Earthen Embedding

#78c8a2 RGB(120,200,162)

About this color

The Alcove between Earthen Embedding is rendered by screens as RGB(120, 200, 162) — a medium, moderate cyan hue.

#78c8a2RGB(120, 200, 162)

HSL 152° · 42% saturation · 63% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
The Alcove between Earthen Embedding
HEX
#78c8a2
RGB
rgb(120,200,162)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,78.4%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(152,42%,63%)
HSV
hsv(152,40%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,19,22)
LAB
lab(75,-33,11)
LCH
lch(75,35,162)
sRGB
(0.471,0.784,0.635)
HEX8
#78c8a2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
120200162

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Color info

Lightness
63%
Saturation
42%
Hue
152°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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