Wild Border after Melting

#556d66 RGB(85,109,102)

About this color

Wild Border after Melting occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #556d66 — RGB(85, 109, 102).

#556d66RGB(85, 109, 102)

HSL 163° · 12% saturation · 38% 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 formats

Name
Wild Border after Melting
HEX
#556d66
RGB
rgb(85,109,102)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,42.7%,40%)
HSL
hsl(163,12%,38%)
HSV
hsv(163,22%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,6,57)
LAB
lab(44,-10,1)
LCH
lch(44,10,174)
sRGB
(0.333,0.427,0.4)
HEX8
#556d66ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085109102

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
12%
Hue
163°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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