When Old-fashioned Brook circa Adjusting

#1f748e RGB(31,116,142)

About this color

When Old-fashioned Brook circa Adjusting occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1f748e — RGB(31, 116, 142).

#1f748eRGB(31, 116, 142)

HSL 194° · 64% saturation · 34% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Old-fashioned Brook circa Adjusting
HEX
#1f748e
RGB
rgb(31,116,142)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,45.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(194,64%,34%)
HSV
hsv(194,78%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,18,0,44)
LAB
lab(45,-15,-21)
LCH
lch(45,26,234)
sRGB
(0.122,0.455,0.557)
HEX8
#1f748eff
CSS Name
Decimal
031116142

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
64%
Hue
194°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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