Sedate Border along Leaning

#28986c RGB(40,152,108)

About this color

Sedate Border along Leaning occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #28986c — RGB(40, 152, 108).

#28986cRGB(40, 152, 108)

HSL 156° · 58% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Sedate Border along Leaning
HEX
#28986c
RGB
rgb(40,152,108)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,59.6%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(156,58%,38%)
HSV
hsv(156,74%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,29,40)
LAB
lab(56,-42,14)
LCH
lch(56,44,162)
sRGB
(0.157,0.596,0.424)
HEX8
#28986cff
CSS Name
Decimal
040152108

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
58%
Hue
156°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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