Dusky Cave without Quelling

#0b554c RGB(11,85,76)

About this color

Dusky Cave without Quelling occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0b554c — RGB(11, 85, 76).

#0b554cRGB(11, 85, 76)

HSL 173° · 77% saturation · 19% 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
Dusky Cave without Quelling
HEX
#0b554c
RGB
rgb(11,85,76)
RGB%
rgb(4.3%,33.3%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(173,77%,19%)
HSV
hsv(173,87%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,11,67)
LAB
lab(32,-24,-1)
LCH
lch(32,24,182)
sRGB
(0.043,0.333,0.298)
HEX8
#0b554cff
CSS Name
Decimal
011085076

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
77%
Hue
173°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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