When Careworn Carbon upon Devouring

#12492e RGB(18,73,46)

About this color

When Careworn Carbon upon Devouring is rendered by screens as RGB(18, 73, 46) — a dark, vivid cyan hue.

#12492eRGB(18, 73, 46)

HSL 151° · 60% 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 Careworn Carbon upon Devouring
HEX
#12492e
RGB
rgb(18,73,46)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,28.6%,18%)
HSL
hsl(151,60%,18%)
HSV
hsv(151,75%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,37,71)
LAB
lab(27,-25,11)
LCH
lch(27,27,156)
sRGB
(0.071,0.286,0.18)
HEX8
#12492eff
CSS Name
Decimal
018073046

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
60%
Hue
151°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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