When the Contemplative Atoll within Persisting

#289688 RGB(40,150,136)

About this color

When the Contemplative Atoll within Persisting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #289688 — RGB(40, 150, 136).

#289688RGB(40, 150, 136)

HSL 172° · 58% saturation · 37% 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
When the Contemplative Atoll within Persisting
HEX
#289688
RGB
rgb(40,150,136)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,58.8%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(172,58%,37%)
HSV
hsv(172,73%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,9,41)
LAB
lab(56,-34,-1)
LCH
lch(56,34,182)
sRGB
(0.157,0.588,0.533)
HEX8
#289688ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040150136

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
58%
Hue
172°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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