The Cavern beneath Decayed Fettering

#286952 RGB(40,105,82)

About this color

The Cavern beneath Decayed Fettering occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #286952 — RGB(40, 105, 82).

#286952RGB(40, 105, 82)

HSL 159° · 45% 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
The Cavern beneath Decayed Fettering
HEX
#286952
RGB
rgb(40,105,82)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,41.2%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(159,45%,28%)
HSV
hsv(159,62%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(62,0,22,59)
LAB
lab(40,-27,7)
LCH
lch(40,28,165)
sRGB
(0.157,0.412,0.322)
HEX8
#286952ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040105082

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
45%
Hue
159°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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