When Easygoing Brook for Layering

#537263 RGB(83,114,99)

About this color

When Easygoing Brook for Layering occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #537263 — RGB(83, 114, 99).

#537263RGB(83, 114, 99)

HSL 151° · 16% saturation · 39% 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 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

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 Easygoing Brook for Layering
HEX
#537263
RGB
rgb(83,114,99)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,44.7%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(151,16%,39%)
HSV
hsv(151,27%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,13,55)
LAB
lab(45,-15,5)
LCH
lch(45,16,162)
sRGB
(0.325,0.447,0.388)
HEX8
#537263ff
CSS Name
Decimal
083114099

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
16%
Hue
151°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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