The Careworn Cairn down Quenching

#35474b RGB(53,71,75)

About this color

The Careworn Cairn down Quenching occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #35474b — RGB(53, 71, 75).

#35474bRGB(53, 71, 75)

HSL 191° · 17% saturation · 25% 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
The Careworn Cairn down Quenching
HEX
#35474b
RGB
rgb(53,71,75)
RGB%
rgb(20.8%,27.8%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(191,17%,25%)
HSV
hsv(191,29%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,5,0,71)
LAB
lab(29,-6,-5)
LCH
lch(29,8,220)
sRGB
(0.208,0.278,0.294)
HEX8
#35474bff
CSS Name
Decimal
053071075

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
17%
Hue
191°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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