When Composed Bay toward Connecting

#3e7c7e RGB(62,124,126)

About this color

When Composed Bay toward Connecting is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #3e7c7e in the RGB color space.

#3e7c7eRGB(62, 124, 126)

HSL 182° · 34% saturation · 37% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Composed Bay toward Connecting
HEX
#3e7c7e
RGB
rgb(62,124,126)
RGB%
rgb(24.3%,48.6%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(182,34%,37%)
HSV
hsv(182,51%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,2,0,51)
LAB
lab(48,-19,-7)
LCH
lch(48,20,200)
sRGB
(0.243,0.486,0.494)
HEX8
#3e7c7eff
CSS Name
Decimal
062124126

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
34%
Hue
182°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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