When Reasonable Arch without Cycling

#486163 RGB(72,97,99)

About this color

When Reasonable Arch without Cycling occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #486163 — RGB(72, 97, 99).

#486163RGB(72, 97, 99)

HSL 184° · 16% saturation · 34% 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
When Reasonable Arch without Cycling
HEX
#486163
RGB
rgb(72,97,99)
RGB%
rgb(28.2%,38%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(184,16%,34%)
HSV
hsv(184,27%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,2,0,61)
LAB
lab(39,-9,-4)
LCH
lch(39,10,204)
sRGB
(0.282,0.38,0.388)
HEX8
#486163ff
CSS Name
Decimal
072097099

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
16%
Hue
184°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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