What Pallid Boulder from Shrinking

#106f84 RGB(16,111,132)

About this color

What Pallid Boulder from Shrinking presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #106f84 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#106f84RGB(16, 111, 132)

HSL 191° · 78% saturation · 29% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What Pallid Boulder from Shrinking
HEX
#106f84
RGB
rgb(16,111,132)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,43.5%,51.8%)
HSL
hsl(191,78%,29%)
HSV
hsv(191,88%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,16,0,48)
LAB
lab(43,-18,-19)
LCH
lch(43,26,227)
sRGB
(0.063,0.435,0.518)
HEX8
#106f84ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016111132

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
78%
Hue
191°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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