What Placid Bluff under Shaping

#199784 RGB(25,151,132)

About this color

What Placid Bluff under Shaping presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #199784 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#199784RGB(25, 151, 132)

HSL 171° · 72% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

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 formats

Name
What Placid Bluff under Shaping
HEX
#199784
RGB
rgb(25,151,132)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,59.2%,51.8%)
HSL
hsl(171,72%,35%)
HSV
hsv(171,83%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,13,41)
LAB
lab(56,-37,1)
LCH
lch(56,37,178)
sRGB
(0.098,0.592,0.518)
HEX8
#199784ff
CSS Name
Decimal
025151132

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
72%
Hue
171°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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