Inspiration in the color glaucous.
Learn the history and meaning of the color glaucous, a gray-blue infused with the light green luster of life.
How to use the color glaucous.
See glaucous color at its most brilliant.
The color glaucous seen in its waxy form.
Tap into the psychology of the color glaucous.
Combine glaucous with other colors.
Information about glaucous color.
The glaucous HEX code picker is #6082B6. This dusky blue sits at the meeting point of blue, green, and gray.
The color glaucous can be achieved in an RGB space with 96 red, 130 green, and 182 blue. Glaucous color can be achieved in a CMYK color space with 47% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow, and 29% black.
What is the meaning of the color glaucous?
Glaucous color is a blue with low brightness and saturation. You think it’s just a gray-blue, but then it shimmers, and when you turn your head you see its greener side. The color glaucous is a blue at its core, but its gray-green overcast gives glaucous its namesake quality. Glaucous color was first used to describe plants whose leaves become covered with a gray-blue coating.
The color glaucous has both practical and symbolic use. This uncommon color word is the name for where blue, green, and gray meet.
