Aged Char down the Rusting

#126981 RGB(18,105,129)

About this color

Aged Char down the Rusting occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #126981 — RGB(18, 105, 129).

#126981RGB(18, 105, 129)

HSL 193° · 76% 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

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
Aged Char down the Rusting
HEX
#126981
RGB
rgb(18,105,129)
RGB%
rgb(7.1%,41.2%,50.6%)
HSL
hsl(193,76%,29%)
HSV
hsv(193,86%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,19,0,49)
LAB
lab(41,-15,-20)
LCH
lch(41,25,233)
sRGB
(0.071,0.412,0.506)
HEX8
#126981ff
CSS Name
Decimal
018105129

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
76%
Hue
193°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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