When Starless Cairn betwixt Shrinking

#05563e RGB(5,86,62)

About this color

When Starless Cairn betwixt Shrinking occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #05563e — RGB(5, 86, 62).

#05563eRGB(5, 86, 62)

HSL 162° · 89% saturation · 18% 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 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

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
When Starless Cairn betwixt Shrinking
HEX
#05563e
RGB
rgb(5,86,62)
RGB%
rgb(2%,33.7%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(162,89%,18%)
HSV
hsv(162,94%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,0,28,66)
LAB
lab(32,-29,8)
LCH
lch(32,30,165)
sRGB
(0.02,0.337,0.243)
HEX8
#05563eff
CSS Name
Decimal
005086062

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
89%
Hue
162°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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