Heavy Boulder underneath Collapsing

#255c56 RGB(37,92,86)

About this color

Heavy Boulder underneath Collapsing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #255c56 — RGB(37, 92, 86).

#255c56RGB(37, 92, 86)

HSL 173° · 43% saturation · 25% 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 formats

Name
Heavy Boulder underneath Collapsing
HEX
#255c56
RGB
rgb(37,92,86)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,36.1%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(173,43%,25%)
HSV
hsv(173,60%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,0,7,64)
LAB
lab(35,-20,-2)
LCH
lch(35,20,186)
sRGB
(0.145,0.361,0.337)
HEX8
#255c56ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037092086

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
43%
Hue
173°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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