Plain Bluff till Seeding

#21a4a6 RGB(33,164,166)

About this color

Plain Bluff till Seeding occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #21a4a6 — RGB(33, 164, 166).

#21a4a6RGB(33, 164, 166)

HSL 181° · 67% saturation · 39% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Plain Bluff till Seeding
HEX
#21a4a6
RGB
rgb(33,164,166)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,64.3%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(181,67%,39%)
HSV
hsv(181,80%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,1,0,35)
LAB
lab(61,-32,-11)
LCH
lch(61,34,199)
sRGB
(0.129,0.643,0.651)
HEX8
#21a4a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033164166

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
67%
Hue
181°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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