Sustained Bay toward Settling

#32816c RGB(50,129,108)

About this color

Sustained Bay toward Settling reads as medium-dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #32816c, RGB(50, 129, 108).

#32816cRGB(50, 129, 108)

HSL 164° · 44% saturation · 35% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Sustained Bay toward Settling
HEX
#32816c
RGB
rgb(50,129,108)
RGB%
rgb(19.6%,50.6%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(164,44%,35%)
HSV
hsv(164,61%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,16,49)
LAB
lab(49,-30,4)
LCH
lch(49,30,172)
sRGB
(0.196,0.506,0.424)
HEX8
#32816cff
CSS Name
Decimal
050129108

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
44%
Hue
164°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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