Embittered Carbon after Decaying

#31635c RGB(49,99,92)

About this color

Embittered Carbon after Decaying occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #31635c — RGB(49, 99, 92).

#31635cRGB(49, 99, 92)

HSL 172° · 34% saturation · 29% 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
Embittered Carbon after Decaying
HEX
#31635c
RGB
rgb(49,99,92)
RGB%
rgb(19.2%,38.8%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(172,34%,29%)
HSV
hsv(172,51%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,7,61)
LAB
lab(38,-19,-1)
LCH
lch(38,19,183)
sRGB
(0.192,0.388,0.361)
HEX8
#31635cff
CSS Name
Decimal
049099092

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
34%
Hue
172°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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