When Melancholy Cairn over Aching

#113123 RGB(17,49,35)

About this color

When Melancholy Cairn over Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(17, 49, 35) — a deep, moderate cyan hue.

#113123RGB(17, 49, 35)

HSL 154° · 48% saturation · 13% 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 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

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
When Melancholy Cairn over Aching
HEX
#113123
RGB
rgb(17,49,35)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,19.2%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(154,48%,13%)
HSV
hsv(154,65%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,29,81)
LAB
lab(18,-16,5)
LCH
lch(18,17,163)
sRGB
(0.067,0.192,0.137)
HEX8
#113123ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017049035

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
48%
Hue
154°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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