When Spectral Brine beside Petrifying

#11787e RGB(17,120,126)

About this color

When Spectral Brine beside Petrifying occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #11787e — RGB(17, 120, 126).

#11787eRGB(17, 120, 126)

HSL 183° · 76% 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 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 Spectral Brine beside Petrifying
HEX
#11787e
RGB
rgb(17,120,126)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,47.1%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(183,76%,28%)
HSV
hsv(183,87%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,5,0,51)
LAB
lab(46,-24,-11)
LCH
lch(46,26,205)
sRGB
(0.067,0.471,0.494)
HEX8
#11787eff
CSS Name
Decimal
017120126

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
76%
Hue
183°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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