When Honeyed Bog underneath Grading

#4e615e RGB(78,97,94)

About this color

When Honeyed Bog underneath Grading occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4e615e — RGB(78, 97, 94).

#4e615eRGB(78, 97, 94)

HSL 171° · 11% 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 formats

Name
When Honeyed Bog underneath Grading
HEX
#4e615e
RGB
rgb(78,97,94)
RGB%
rgb(30.6%,38%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(171,11%,34%)
HSV
hsv(171,20%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,0,3,62)
LAB
lab(40,-8,-1)
LCH
lch(40,8,187)
sRGB
(0.306,0.38,0.369)
HEX8
#4e615eff
CSS Name
Decimal
078097094

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
11%
Hue
171°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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