The Cairn beside Clouded Grinding

#152822 RGB(21,40,34)

About this color

The Cairn beside Clouded Grinding occupies the deep, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #152822 — RGB(21, 40, 34).

#152822RGB(21, 40, 34)

HSL 161° · 31% saturation · 12% lightness

🧠

Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

🏛️

History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

✏️

Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Cairn beside Clouded Grinding
HEX
#152822
RGB
rgb(21,40,34)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,15.7%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(161,31%,12%)
HSV
hsv(161,48%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,15,84)
LAB
lab(14,-10,2)
LCH
lch(14,10,169)
sRGB
(0.082,0.157,0.133)
HEX8
#152822ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021040034

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
31%
Hue
161°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share