When Burnt Brine for Splintering

#3b564e RGB(59,86,78)

About this color

When Burnt Brine for Splintering presents itself as a dark, muted cyan shade, sitting at #3b564e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#3b564eRGB(59, 86, 78)

HSL 162° · 19% saturation · 28% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Burnt Brine for Splintering
HEX
#3b564e
RGB
rgb(59,86,78)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,33.7%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(162,19%,28%)
HSV
hsv(162,31%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(31,0,9,66)
LAB
lab(34,-12,1)
LCH
lch(34,12,175)
sRGB
(0.231,0.337,0.306)
HEX8
#3b564eff
CSS Name
Decimal
059086078

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
19%
Hue
162°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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