The Gaunt Cave Around Brooding

#266c60 RGB(38,108,96)

About this color

The Gaunt Cave Around Brooding occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #266c60 — RGB(38, 108, 96).

#266c60RGB(38, 108, 96)

HSL 170° · 48% 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
The Gaunt Cave Around Brooding
HEX
#266c60
RGB
rgb(38,108,96)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,42.4%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(170,48%,29%)
HSV
hsv(170,65%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,11,58)
LAB
lab(41,-25,0)
LCH
lch(41,25,180)
sRGB
(0.149,0.424,0.376)
HEX8
#266c60ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038108096

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
48%
Hue
170°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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