When the Sagacious Bluff without Circling

#23a388 RGB(35,163,136)

About this color

When the Sagacious Bluff without Circling is a medium-dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #23a388 on the color spectrum.

#23a388RGB(35, 163, 136)

HSL 167° · 65% saturation · 39% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Sagacious Bluff without Circling
HEX
#23a388
RGB
rgb(35,163,136)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,63.9%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(167,65%,39%)
HSV
hsv(167,79%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,0,17,36)
LAB
lab(60,-40,4)
LCH
lch(60,40,174)
sRGB
(0.137,0.639,0.533)
HEX8
#23a388ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035163136

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
65%
Hue
167°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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