When Mossbacked Arch under Knotting

#21968e RGB(33,150,142)

About this color

When Mossbacked Arch under Knotting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #21968e — RGB(33, 150, 142).

#21968eRGB(33, 150, 142)

HSL 176° · 64% saturation · 36% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Mossbacked Arch under Knotting
HEX
#21968e
RGB
rgb(33,150,142)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,58.8%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(176,64%,36%)
HSV
hsv(176,78%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,0,5,41)
LAB
lab(56,-33,-5)
LCH
lch(56,33,189)
sRGB
(0.129,0.588,0.557)
HEX8
#21968eff
CSS Name
Decimal
033150142

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
64%
Hue
176°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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