The Basin into Lasting Reaching

#556d6d RGB(85,109,109)

About this color

The Basin into Lasting Reaching occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #556d6d — RGB(85, 109, 109).

#556d6dRGB(85, 109, 109)

HSL 180° · 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 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 Basin into Lasting Reaching
HEX
#556d6d
RGB
rgb(85,109,109)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,42.7%,42.7%)
HSL
hsl(180,12%,38%)
HSV
hsv(180,22%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(22,0,0,57)
LAB
lab(44,-9,-3)
LCH
lch(44,9,198)
sRGB
(0.333,0.427,0.427)
HEX8
#556d6dff
CSS Name
Decimal
085109109

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
12%
Hue
180°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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