When Mourning Cairn until Aching

#105553 RGB(16,85,83)

About this color

When Mourning Cairn until Aching settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #105553, RGB(16, 85, 83).

#105553RGB(16, 85, 83)

HSL 178° · 68% saturation · 20% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Mourning Cairn until Aching
HEX
#105553
RGB
rgb(16,85,83)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,33.3%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(178,68%,20%)
HSV
hsv(178,81%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,2,67)
LAB
lab(32,-21,-5)
LCH
lch(32,22,193)
sRGB
(0.063,0.333,0.325)
HEX8
#105553ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016085083

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
68%
Hue
178°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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