When the Grounded Brook upon Leaning

#289b88 RGB(40,155,136)

About this color

When the Grounded Brook upon Leaning is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 155, 136) — a medium-dark, vivid cyan hue.

#289b88RGB(40, 155, 136)

HSL 170° · 59% saturation · 38% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 formats

Name
When the Grounded Brook upon Leaning
HEX
#289b88
RGB
rgb(40,155,136)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,60.8%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(170,59%,38%)
HSV
hsv(170,74%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,12,39)
LAB
lab(58,-36,1)
LCH
lch(58,36,178)
sRGB
(0.157,0.608,0.533)
HEX8
#289b88ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040155136

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
59%
Hue
170°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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