When Hewn Bluff among Crossing

#1596a3 RGB(21,150,163)

About this color

When Hewn Bluff among Crossing presents itself as a medium-dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #1596a3 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#1596a3RGB(21, 150, 163)

HSL 185° · 77% saturation · 36% 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 medium-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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Hewn Bluff among Crossing
HEX
#1596a3
RGB
rgb(21,150,163)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,58.8%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(185,77%,36%)
HSV
hsv(185,87%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,8,0,36)
LAB
lab(57,-27,-16)
LCH
lch(57,31,211)
sRGB
(0.082,0.588,0.639)
HEX8
#1596a3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021150163

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
77%
Hue
185°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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