When Plain Bog through Passing

#466d5e RGB(70,109,94)

About this color

When Plain Bog through Passing occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #466d5e — RGB(70, 109, 94).

#466d5eRGB(70, 109, 94)

HSL 157° · 22% saturation · 35% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
When Plain Bog through Passing
HEX
#466d5e
RGB
rgb(70,109,94)
RGB%
rgb(27.5%,42.7%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(157,22%,35%)
HSV
hsv(157,36%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,0,14,57)
LAB
lab(43,-17,4)
LCH
lch(43,17,167)
sRGB
(0.275,0.427,0.369)
HEX8
#466d5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
070109094

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
22%
Hue
157°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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