The Cave with Ancient Faltering

#3c584d RGB(60,88,77)

About this color

The Cave with Ancient Faltering reads as dark and muted — a cyan tone recorded at #3c584d, RGB(60, 88, 77).

#3c584dRGB(60, 88, 77)

HSL 156° · 19% saturation · 29% 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 Cave with Ancient Faltering
HEX
#3c584d
RGB
rgb(60,88,77)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,34.5%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(156,19%,29%)
HSV
hsv(156,32%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(32,0,12,65)
LAB
lab(35,-13,3)
LCH
lch(35,13,167)
sRGB
(0.235,0.345,0.302)
HEX8
#3c584dff
CSS Name
Decimal
060088077

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
19%
Hue
156°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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