The Imperturbable Bay underneath Arching

#288670 RGB(40,134,112)

About this color

The Imperturbable Bay underneath Arching occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #288670 — RGB(40, 134, 112).

#288670RGB(40, 134, 112)

HSL 166° · 54% saturation · 34% 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 Imperturbable Bay underneath Arching
HEX
#288670
RGB
rgb(40,134,112)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,52.5%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(166,54%,34%)
HSV
hsv(166,70%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,16,47)
LAB
lab(50,-33,4)
LCH
lch(50,33,173)
sRGB
(0.157,0.525,0.439)
HEX8
#288670ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040134112

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
54%
Hue
166°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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