The Cairn Against Muted Aching

#137752 RGB(19,119,82)

About this color

The Cairn Against Muted Aching occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #137752 — RGB(19, 119, 82).

#137752RGB(19, 119, 82)

HSL 158° · 72% saturation · 27% 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
The Cairn Against Muted Aching
HEX
#137752
RGB
rgb(19,119,82)
RGB%
rgb(7.5%,46.7%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(158,72%,27%)
HSV
hsv(158,84%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,31,53)
LAB
lab(44,-37,13)
LCH
lch(44,39,161)
sRGB
(0.075,0.467,0.322)
HEX8
#137752ff
CSS Name
Decimal
019119082

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
72%
Hue
158°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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