Parched Cavern over the Lingering

#286751 RGB(40,103,81)

About this color

Parched Cavern over the Lingering occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #286751 — RGB(40, 103, 81).

#286751RGB(40, 103, 81)

HSL 159° · 44% saturation · 28% 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
Parched Cavern over the Lingering
HEX
#286751
RGB
rgb(40,103,81)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,40.4%,31.8%)
HSL
hsl(159,44%,28%)
HSV
hsv(159,61%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,21,60)
LAB
lab(39,-26,6)
LCH
lch(39,27,167)
sRGB
(0.157,0.404,0.318)
HEX8
#286751ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040103081

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
44%
Hue
159°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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