The Brooding Abyss between Quaking

#11353b RGB(17,53,59)

About this color

The Brooding Abyss between Quaking settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #11353b, RGB(17, 53, 59).

#11353bRGB(17, 53, 59)

HSL 189° · 55% saturation · 15% 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 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

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
The Brooding Abyss between Quaking
HEX
#11353b
RGB
rgb(17,53,59)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,20.8%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(189,55%,15%)
HSV
hsv(189,71%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,10,0,77)
LAB
lab(20,-11,-8)
LCH
lch(20,14,216)
sRGB
(0.067,0.208,0.231)
HEX8
#11353bff
CSS Name
Decimal
017053059

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
55%
Hue
189°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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