Temperate Basin behind the Embedding

#38c79a RGB(56,199,154)

About this color

Temperate Basin behind the Embedding carries its coordinates at #38c79a: a medium cyan with vivid saturation.

#38c79aRGB(56, 199, 154)

HSL 161° · 56% 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 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

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
Temperate Basin behind the Embedding
HEX
#38c79a
RGB
rgb(56,199,154)
RGB%
rgb(22%,78%,60.4%)
HSL
hsl(161,56%,50%)
HSV
hsv(161,72%,78%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,23,22)
LAB
lab(72,-48,12)
LCH
lch(72,49,166)
sRGB
(0.22,0.78,0.604)
HEX8
#38c79aff
CSS Name
Decimal
056199154

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
56%
Hue
161°
Chroma
49
Temperature
WarmCool
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