The Ocherous Border until Sowing

#228e90 RGB(34,142,144)

About this color

The Ocherous Border until Sowing reads as medium-dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #228e90, RGB(34, 142, 144).

#228e90RGB(34, 142, 144)

HSL 181° · 62% saturation · 35% 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 medium-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 formats

Name
The Ocherous Border until Sowing
HEX
#228e90
RGB
rgb(34,142,144)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,55.7%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(181,62%,35%)
HSV
hsv(181,76%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,1,0,44)
LAB
lab(54,-28,-10)
LCH
lch(54,30,200)
sRGB
(0.133,0.557,0.565)
HEX8
#228e90ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034142144

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
62%
Hue
181°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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