The Temperate Acre without Crossing

#3a5f5b RGB(58,95,91)

About this color

The Temperate Acre without Crossing occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3a5f5b — RGB(58, 95, 91).

#3a5f5bRGB(58, 95, 91)

HSL 174° · 24% saturation · 30% 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 Temperate Acre without Crossing
HEX
#3a5f5b
RGB
rgb(58,95,91)
RGB%
rgb(22.7%,37.3%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,24%,30%)
HSV
hsv(174,39%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(39,0,4,63)
LAB
lab(38,-14,-2)
LCH
lch(38,14,188)
sRGB
(0.227,0.373,0.357)
HEX8
#3a5f5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
058095091

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
24%
Hue
174°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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