When Homespun Basin over Embedding

#159e7e RGB(21,158,126)

About this color

When Homespun Basin over Embedding occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #159e7e — RGB(21, 158, 126).

#159e7eRGB(21, 158, 126)

HSL 166° · 77% saturation · 35% 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 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

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 formats

Name
When Homespun Basin over Embedding
HEX
#159e7e
RGB
rgb(21,158,126)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,62%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(166,77%,35%)
HSV
hsv(166,87%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,20,38)
LAB
lab(58,-42,7)
LCH
lch(58,43,171)
sRGB
(0.082,0.62,0.494)
HEX8
#159e7eff
CSS Name
Decimal
021158126

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
77%
Hue
166°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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