The Dignified Bay toward Casting

#45635b RGB(69,99,91)

About this color

The Dignified Bay toward Casting reads as dark and muted — a cyan tone recorded at #45635b, RGB(69, 99, 91).

#45635bRGB(69, 99, 91)

HSL 164° · 18% 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 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

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 Dignified Bay toward Casting
HEX
#45635b
RGB
rgb(69,99,91)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,38.8%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(164,18%,33%)
HSV
hsv(164,30%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,8,61)
LAB
lab(39,-13,1)
LCH
lch(39,13,176)
sRGB
(0.271,0.388,0.357)
HEX8
#45635bff
CSS Name
Decimal
069099091

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
18%
Hue
164°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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