Earthen Basin for Stirring

#268096 RGB(38,128,150)

About this color

Earthen Basin for Stirring occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #268096 — RGB(38, 128, 150).

#268096RGB(38, 128, 150)

HSL 192° · 60% saturation · 37% 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 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

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
Earthen Basin for Stirring
HEX
#268096
RGB
rgb(38,128,150)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,50.2%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(192,60%,37%)
HSV
hsv(192,75%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,15,0,41)
LAB
lab(50,-18,-19)
LCH
lch(50,26,227)
sRGB
(0.149,0.502,0.588)
HEX8
#268096ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038128150

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
60%
Hue
192°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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