The Bay upon Dusty Continuing

#188b8d RGB(24,139,141)

About this color

The Bay upon Dusty Continuing occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #188b8d — RGB(24, 139, 141).

#188b8dRGB(24, 139, 141)

HSL 181° · 71% saturation · 32% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Bay upon Dusty Continuing
HEX
#188b8d
RGB
rgb(24,139,141)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,54.5%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(181,71%,32%)
HSV
hsv(181,83%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,1,0,45)
LAB
lab(52,-29,-10)
LCH
lch(52,31,199)
sRGB
(0.094,0.545,0.553)
HEX8
#188b8dff
CSS Name
Decimal
024139141

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
71%
Hue
181°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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