The Brooding Cairn within Sinking

#3d565b RGB(61,86,91)

About this color

The Brooding Cairn within Sinking occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3d565b — RGB(61, 86, 91).

#3d565bRGB(61, 86, 91)

HSL 190° · 20% 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 Brooding Cairn within Sinking
HEX
#3d565b
RGB
rgb(61,86,91)
RGB%
rgb(23.9%,33.7%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(190,20%,30%)
HSV
hsv(190,33%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,5,0,64)
LAB
lab(35,-8,-6)
LCH
lch(35,10,217)
sRGB
(0.239,0.337,0.357)
HEX8
#3d565bff
CSS Name
Decimal
061086091

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
20%
Hue
190°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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