The Grieving Brine before Receding

#26453b RGB(38,69,59)

About this color

The Grieving Brine before Receding is rendered by screens as RGB(38, 69, 59) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#26453bRGB(38, 69, 59)

HSL 161° · 29% saturation · 21% 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 formats

Name
The Grieving Brine before Receding
HEX
#26453b
RGB
rgb(38,69,59)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,27.1%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(161,29%,21%)
HSV
hsv(161,45%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(45,0,14,73)
LAB
lab(27,-14,2)
LCH
lch(27,14,172)
sRGB
(0.149,0.271,0.231)
HEX8
#26453bff
CSS Name
Decimal
038069059

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
29%
Hue
161°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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