The Boulder from Murky Corroding

#1c5d42 RGB(28,93,66)

About this color

The Boulder from Murky Corroding occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1c5d42 — RGB(28, 93, 66).

#1c5d42RGB(28, 93, 66)

HSL 155° · 54% saturation · 24% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Boulder from Murky Corroding
HEX
#1c5d42
RGB
rgb(28,93,66)
RGB%
rgb(11%,36.5%,25.9%)
HSL
hsl(155,54%,24%)
HSV
hsv(155,70%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,29,64)
LAB
lab(35,-28,10)
LCH
lch(35,30,160)
sRGB
(0.11,0.365,0.259)
HEX8
#1c5d42ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028093066

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
54%
Hue
155°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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