The Arch before Reflective Clearing

#536762 RGB(83,103,98)

About this color

The Arch before Reflective Clearing occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #536762 — RGB(83, 103, 98).

#536762RGB(83, 103, 98)

HSL 165° · 11% saturation · 36% 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
The Arch before Reflective Clearing
HEX
#536762
RGB
rgb(83,103,98)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,40.4%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(165,11%,36%)
HSV
hsv(165,19%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(19,0,5,60)
LAB
lab(42,-9,0)
LCH
lch(42,9,180)
sRGB
(0.325,0.404,0.384)
HEX8
#536762ff
CSS Name
Decimal
083103098

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
11%
Hue
165°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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