Earthen Basin via Reckoning

#228476 RGB(34,132,118)

About this color

Earthen Basin via Reckoning presents itself as a dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #228476 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#228476RGB(34, 132, 118)

HSL 171° · 59% saturation · 33% 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 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

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 formats

Name
Earthen Basin via Reckoning
HEX
#228476
RGB
rgb(34,132,118)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,51.8%,46.3%)
HSL
hsl(171,59%,33%)
HSV
hsv(171,74%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,11,48)
LAB
lab(50,-31,0)
LCH
lch(50,31,180)
sRGB
(0.133,0.518,0.463)
HEX8
#228476ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034132118

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
59%
Hue
171°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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