Dull Cairn circa Rusting

#075f56 RGB(7,95,86)

About this color

Dull Cairn circa Rusting occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #075f56 — RGB(7, 95, 86).

#075f56RGB(7, 95, 86)

HSL 174° · 86% saturation · 20% 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 formats

Name
Dull Cairn circa Rusting
HEX
#075f56
RGB
rgb(7,95,86)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,37.3%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,86%,20%)
HSV
hsv(174,93%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,9,63)
LAB
lab(36,-26,-2)
LCH
lch(36,26,184)
sRGB
(0.027,0.373,0.337)
HEX8
#075f56ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007095086

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
86%
Hue
174°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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