What the Placid Bluff until Standing

#269b6f RGB(38,155,111)

About this color

What the Placid Bluff until Standing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #269b6f — RGB(38, 155, 111).

#269b6fRGB(38, 155, 111)

HSL 157° · 61% saturation · 38% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Placid Bluff until Standing
HEX
#269b6f
RGB
rgb(38,155,111)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,60.8%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(157,61%,38%)
HSV
hsv(157,75%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,28,39)
LAB
lab(57,-42,14)
LCH
lch(57,44,162)
sRGB
(0.149,0.608,0.435)
HEX8
#269b6fff
CSS Name
Decimal
038155111

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
61%
Hue
157°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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