When Ancient Boulder past Howling

#274f43 RGB(39,79,67)

About this color

When Ancient Boulder past Howling occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #274f43 — RGB(39, 79, 67).

#274f43RGB(39, 79, 67)

HSL 162° · 34% saturation · 23% 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 Ancient Boulder past Howling
HEX
#274f43
RGB
rgb(39,79,67)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,31%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(162,34%,23%)
HSV
hsv(162,51%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,15,69)
LAB
lab(30,-17,3)
LCH
lch(30,17,170)
sRGB
(0.153,0.31,0.263)
HEX8
#274f43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
039079067

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
34%
Hue
162°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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