The Cave before Gaunt Despairing

#0b2322 RGB(11,35,34)

About this color

The Cave before Gaunt Despairing is a deep cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #0b2322 on the color spectrum.

#0b2322RGB(11, 35, 34)

HSL 178° · 52% saturation · 9% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color formats

Name
The Cave before Gaunt Despairing
HEX
#0b2322
RGB
rgb(11,35,34)
RGB%
rgb(4.3%,13.7%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(178,52%,9%)
HSV
hsv(178,69%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,3,86)
LAB
lab(12,-10,-2)
LCH
lch(12,10,191)
sRGB
(0.043,0.137,0.133)
HEX8
#0b2322ff
CSS Name
Decimal
011035034

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
52%
Hue
178°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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