When Gentle Bog atop Layering

#149cae RGB(20,156,174)

About this color

When Gentle Bog atop Layering occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #149cae — RGB(20, 156, 174).

#149caeRGB(20, 156, 174)

HSL 187° · 79% saturation · 38% 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 Gentle Bog atop Layering
HEX
#149cae
RGB
rgb(20,156,174)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,61.2%,68.2%)
HSL
hsl(187,79%,38%)
HSV
hsv(187,89%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,10,0,32)
LAB
lab(59,-27,-19)
LCH
lch(59,33,215)
sRGB
(0.078,0.612,0.682)
HEX8
#149caeff
CSS Name
Decimal
020156174

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
79%
Hue
187°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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