Dull Char until Deepening

#157c7c RGB(21,124,124)

About this color

Dull Char until Deepening is rendered by screens as RGB(21, 124, 124) — a dark, vivid cyan hue.

#157c7cRGB(21, 124, 124)

HSL 180° · 71% saturation · 28% 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
Dull Char until Deepening
HEX
#157c7c
RGB
rgb(21,124,124)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,48.6%,48.6%)
HSL
hsl(180,71%,28%)
HSV
hsv(180,83%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,0,51)
LAB
lab(47,-27,-8)
LCH
lch(47,28,197)
sRGB
(0.082,0.486,0.486)
HEX8
#157c7cff
CSS Name
Decimal
021124124

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
71%
Hue
180°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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