Desperate Cairn in Burning

#215046 RGB(33,80,70)

About this color

Desperate Cairn in Burning occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #215046 — RGB(33, 80, 70).

#215046RGB(33, 80, 70)

HSL 167° · 42% saturation · 22% 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 formats

Name
Desperate Cairn in Burning
HEX
#215046
RGB
rgb(33,80,70)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,31.4%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(167,42%,22%)
HSV
hsv(167,59%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,12,69)
LAB
lab(31,-19,1)
LCH
lch(31,19,177)
sRGB
(0.129,0.314,0.275)
HEX8
#215046ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033080070

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
42%
Hue
167°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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