The Time-honored Basin on Learning

#337670 RGB(51,118,112)

About this color

The Time-honored Basin on Learning presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #337670 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#337670RGB(51, 118, 112)

HSL 175° · 40% saturation · 33% lightness

🧠

Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

🏛️

History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

✏️

Design use

In practical terms, a 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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Time-honored Basin on Learning
HEX
#337670
RGB
rgb(51,118,112)
RGB%
rgb(20%,46.3%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(175,40%,33%)
HSV
hsv(175,57%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,5,54)
LAB
lab(45,-23,-3)
LCH
lch(45,23,187)
sRGB
(0.2,0.463,0.439)
HEX8
#337670ff
CSS Name
Decimal
051118112

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
40%
Hue
175°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share