When Barren Boulder toward Breaking

#20373e RGB(32,55,62)

About this color

When Barren Boulder toward Breaking occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #20373e — RGB(32, 55, 62).

#20373eRGB(32, 55, 62)

HSL 194° · 32% saturation · 18% 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 formats

Name
When Barren Boulder toward Breaking
HEX
#20373e
RGB
rgb(32,55,62)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,21.6%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(194,32%,18%)
HSV
hsv(194,48%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,11,0,76)
LAB
lab(22,-7,-7)
LCH
lch(22,10,225)
sRGB
(0.125,0.216,0.243)
HEX8
#20373eff
CSS Name
Decimal
032055062

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
32%
Hue
194°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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