Earthen Alcove upon Settling

#327f86 RGB(50,127,134)

About this color

Earthen Alcove upon Settling occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #327f86 — RGB(50, 127, 134).

#327f86RGB(50, 127, 134)

HSL 185° · 46% saturation · 36% 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
Earthen Alcove upon Settling
HEX
#327f86
RGB
rgb(50,127,134)
RGB%
rgb(19.6%,49.8%,52.5%)
HSL
hsl(185,46%,36%)
HSV
hsv(185,63%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,5,0,47)
LAB
lab(49,-21,-11)
LCH
lch(49,24,208)
sRGB
(0.196,0.498,0.525)
HEX8
#327f86ff
CSS Name
Decimal
050127134

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
46%
Hue
185°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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