The Decayed Cavern among the Hounding

#286055 RGB(40,96,85)

About this color

The Decayed Cavern among the Hounding is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 96, 85) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#286055RGB(40, 96, 85)

HSL 168° · 41% saturation · 27% 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
The Decayed Cavern among the Hounding
HEX
#286055
RGB
rgb(40,96,85)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,37.6%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(168,41%,27%)
HSV
hsv(168,58%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,0,11,62)
LAB
lab(37,-21,1)
LCH
lch(37,21,177)
sRGB
(0.157,0.376,0.333)
HEX8
#286055ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040096085

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
41%
Hue
168°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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