The Basin upon Forthright Sounding

#34938d RGB(52,147,141)

About this color

The Basin upon Forthright Sounding occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #34938d — RGB(52, 147, 141).

#34938dRGB(52, 147, 141)

HSL 176° · 48% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

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 formats

Name
The Basin upon Forthright Sounding
HEX
#34938d
RGB
rgb(52,147,141)
RGB%
rgb(20.4%,57.6%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(176,48%,39%)
HSV
hsv(176,65%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,4,42)
LAB
lab(56,-29,-5)
LCH
lch(56,29,190)
sRGB
(0.204,0.576,0.553)
HEX8
#34938dff
CSS Name
Decimal
052147141

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
48%
Hue
176°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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