Neutral Border up the Spreading

#229b91 RGB(34,155,145)

About this color

Neutral Border up the Spreading occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #229b91 — RGB(34, 155, 145).

#229b91RGB(34, 155, 145)

HSL 175° · 64% saturation · 37% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Neutral Border up the Spreading
HEX
#229b91
RGB
rgb(34,155,145)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,60.8%,56.9%)
HSL
hsl(175,64%,37%)
HSV
hsv(175,78%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,0,6,39)
LAB
lab(58,-34,-4)
LCH
lch(58,34,187)
sRGB
(0.133,0.608,0.569)
HEX8
#229b91ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034155145

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
64%
Hue
175°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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