When Decayed Carbon on Despairing

#256d4e RGB(37,109,78)

About this color

When Decayed Carbon on Despairing is rendered by screens as RGB(37, 109, 78) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#256d4eRGB(37, 109, 78)

HSL 154° · 49% saturation · 29% 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 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

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
When Decayed Carbon on Despairing
HEX
#256d4e
RGB
rgb(37,109,78)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,42.7%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(154,49%,29%)
HSV
hsv(154,66%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,28,57)
LAB
lab(41,-30,11)
LCH
lch(41,32,160)
sRGB
(0.145,0.427,0.306)
HEX8
#256d4eff
CSS Name
Decimal
037109078

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
49%
Hue
154°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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