The Methodical Brook among the Melting

#3a5f65 RGB(58,95,101)

About this color

The Methodical Brook among the Melting is rendered by screens as RGB(58, 95, 101) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#3a5f65RGB(58, 95, 101)

HSL 188° · 27% saturation · 31% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 formats

Name
The Methodical Brook among the Melting
HEX
#3a5f65
RGB
rgb(58,95,101)
RGB%
rgb(22.7%,37.3%,39.6%)
HSL
hsl(188,27%,31%)
HSV
hsv(188,43%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,6,0,60)
LAB
lab(38,-11,-8)
LCH
lch(38,14,216)
sRGB
(0.227,0.373,0.396)
HEX8
#3a5f65ff
CSS Name
Decimal
058095101

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
27%
Hue
188°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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