The Waning Cavern before Shrinking

#1b5e70 RGB(27,94,112)

About this color

The Waning Cavern before Shrinking occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1b5e70 — RGB(27, 94, 112).

#1b5e70RGB(27, 94, 112)

HSL 193° · 61% saturation · 27% 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 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

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 Waning Cavern before Shrinking
HEX
#1b5e70
RGB
rgb(27,94,112)
RGB%
rgb(10.6%,36.9%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(193,61%,27%)
HSV
hsv(193,76%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,16,0,56)
LAB
lab(37,-14,-16)
LCH
lch(37,21,229)
sRGB
(0.106,0.369,0.439)
HEX8
#1b5e70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
027094112

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
61%
Hue
193°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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