Faltering Boulder atop Bemoaning

#226d66 RGB(34,109,102)

About this color

Faltering Boulder atop Bemoaning occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #226d66 — RGB(34, 109, 102).

#226d66RGB(34, 109, 102)

HSL 174° · 52% saturation · 28% 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 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

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
Faltering Boulder atop Bemoaning
HEX
#226d66
RGB
rgb(34,109,102)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,42.7%,40%)
HSL
hsl(174,52%,28%)
HSV
hsv(174,69%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,6,57)
LAB
lab(42,-24,-3)
LCH
lch(42,24,187)
sRGB
(0.133,0.427,0.4)
HEX8
#226d66ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034109102

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
52%
Hue
174°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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