When the Earthen Bay During Setting

#218d88 RGB(33,141,136)

About this color

When the Earthen Bay During Setting presents itself as a dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #218d88 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#218d88RGB(33, 141, 136)

HSL 177° · 62% 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

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
When the Earthen Bay During Setting
HEX
#218d88
RGB
rgb(33,141,136)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,55.3%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(177,62%,34%)
HSV
hsv(177,77%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,0,4,45)
LAB
lab(53,-30,-6)
LCH
lch(53,31,191)
sRGB
(0.129,0.553,0.533)
HEX8
#218d88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033141136

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
62%
Hue
177°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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