The Certain Bluff circa Spanning

#15ad60 RGB(21,173,96)

About this color

The Certain Bluff circa Spanning occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #15ad60 — RGB(21, 173, 96).

#15ad60RGB(21, 173, 96)

HSL 150° · 78% 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 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
The Certain Bluff circa Spanning
HEX
#15ad60
RGB
rgb(21,173,96)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,67.8%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(150,78%,38%)
HSV
hsv(150,88%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,45,32)
LAB
lab(62,-54,29)
LCH
lch(62,61,152)
sRGB
(0.082,0.678,0.376)
HEX8
#15ad60ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021173096

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
78%
Hue
150°
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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