When Durable Bay in Layering

#3c6a63 RGB(60,106,99)

About this color

When Durable Bay in Layering presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #3c6a63 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#3c6a63RGB(60, 106, 99)

HSL 171° · 28% saturation · 33% 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 Durable Bay in Layering
HEX
#3c6a63
RGB
rgb(60,106,99)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,41.6%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(171,28%,33%)
HSV
hsv(171,43%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,0,7,58)
LAB
lab(41,-18,-1)
LCH
lch(41,18,183)
sRGB
(0.235,0.416,0.388)
HEX8
#3c6a63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
060106099

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
28%
Hue
171°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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