Spent Cairn before Gloaming

#018d5c RGB(1,141,92)

About this color

Spent Cairn before Gloaming occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #018d5c — RGB(1, 141, 92).

#018d5cRGB(1, 141, 92)

HSL 159° · 99% saturation · 28% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Spent Cairn before Gloaming
HEX
#018d5c
RGB
rgb(1,141,92)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,55.3%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(159,99%,28%)
HSV
hsv(159,99%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,35,45)
LAB
lab(52,-44,17)
LCH
lch(52,47,159)
sRGB
(0.004,0.553,0.361)
HEX8
#018d5cff
CSS Name
Decimal
001141092

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
99%
Hue
159°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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