Lukewarm Bluff underneath Grading

#1c8b9c RGB(28,139,156)

About this color

Lukewarm Bluff underneath Grading occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1c8b9c — RGB(28, 139, 156).

#1c8b9cRGB(28, 139, 156)

HSL 188° · 70% saturation · 36% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Lukewarm Bluff underneath Grading
HEX
#1c8b9c
RGB
rgb(28,139,156)
RGB%
rgb(11%,54.5%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(188,70%,36%)
HSV
hsv(188,82%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,11,0,39)
LAB
lab(53,-23,-18)
LCH
lch(53,29,218)
sRGB
(0.11,0.545,0.612)
HEX8
#1c8b9cff
CSS Name
Decimal
028139156

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
70%
Hue
188°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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