The Cavern up Forbidding Stifling

#285352 RGB(40,83,82)

About this color

The Cavern up Forbidding Stifling occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #285352 — RGB(40, 83, 82).

#285352RGB(40, 83, 82)

HSL 179° · 35% saturation · 24% 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 Cavern up Forbidding Stifling
HEX
#285352
RGB
rgb(40,83,82)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,32.5%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(179,35%,24%)
HSV
hsv(179,52%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,1,67)
LAB
lab(32,-15,-4)
LCH
lch(32,16,195)
sRGB
(0.157,0.325,0.322)
HEX8
#285352ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040083082

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
35%
Hue
179°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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