When Ordinary Basin without Drifting

#118d5e RGB(17,141,94)

About this color

When Ordinary Basin without Drifting occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #118d5e — RGB(17, 141, 94).

#118d5eRGB(17, 141, 94)

HSL 157° · 78% saturation · 31% 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
When Ordinary Basin without Drifting
HEX
#118d5e
RGB
rgb(17,141,94)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,55.3%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(157,78%,31%)
HSV
hsv(157,88%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,33,45)
LAB
lab(52,-43,16)
LCH
lch(52,46,160)
sRGB
(0.067,0.553,0.369)
HEX8
#118d5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
017141094

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
78%
Hue
157°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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