Forgotten Cavern with Fading

#276d5c RGB(39,109,92)

About this color

Forgotten Cavern with Fading occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #276d5c — RGB(39, 109, 92).

#276d5cRGB(39, 109, 92)

HSL 165° · 47% 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 formats

Name
Forgotten Cavern with Fading
HEX
#276d5c
RGB
rgb(39,109,92)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,42.7%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(165,47%,29%)
HSV
hsv(165,64%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,0,16,57)
LAB
lab(41,-26,3)
LCH
lch(41,26,173)
sRGB
(0.153,0.427,0.361)
HEX8
#276d5cff
CSS Name
Decimal
039109092

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
47%
Hue
165°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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