What the Boulder beneath Corroded Weeping

#215259 RGB(33,82,89)

About this color

What the Boulder beneath Corroded Weeping reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #215259, RGB(33, 82, 89).

#215259RGB(33, 82, 89)

HSL 188° · 46% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What the Boulder beneath Corroded Weeping
HEX
#215259
RGB
rgb(33,82,89)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,32.2%,34.9%)
HSL
hsl(188,46%,24%)
HSV
hsv(188,63%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,8,0,65)
LAB
lab(32,-14,-9)
LCH
lch(32,17,213)
sRGB
(0.129,0.322,0.349)
HEX8
#215259ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033082089

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
46%
Hue
188°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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