The Nuanced Bluff up Bracing

#387570 RGB(56,117,112)

About this color

The Nuanced Bluff up Bracing presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #387570 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#387570RGB(56, 117, 112)

HSL 175° · 35% saturation · 34% 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 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
The Nuanced Bluff up Bracing
HEX
#387570
RGB
rgb(56,117,112)
RGB%
rgb(22%,45.9%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(175,35%,34%)
HSV
hsv(175,52%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,4,54)
LAB
lab(45,-21,-3)
LCH
lch(45,21,188)
sRGB
(0.22,0.459,0.439)
HEX8
#387570ff
CSS Name
Decimal
056117112

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
35%
Hue
175°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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