When Full-bodied Bay amidst Adjusting

#138b83 RGB(19,139,131)

About this color

When Full-bodied Bay amidst Adjusting reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #138b83, RGB(19, 139, 131).

#138b83RGB(19, 139, 131)

HSL 176° · 76% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Full-bodied Bay amidst Adjusting
HEX
#138b83
RGB
rgb(19,139,131)
RGB%
rgb(7.5%,54.5%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(176,76%,31%)
HSV
hsv(176,86%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,6,45)
LAB
lab(52,-32,-4)
LCH
lch(52,32,187)
sRGB
(0.075,0.545,0.514)
HEX8
#138b83ff
CSS Name
Decimal
019139131

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
76%
Hue
176°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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