The Pitiless Brine on Wailing

#11474b RGB(17,71,75)

About this color

The Pitiless Brine on Wailing settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #11474b, RGB(17, 71, 75).

#11474bRGB(17, 71, 75)

HSL 184° · 63% saturation · 18% 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 formats

Name
The Pitiless Brine on Wailing
HEX
#11474b
RGB
rgb(17,71,75)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,27.8%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(184,63%,18%)
HSV
hsv(184,77%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,5,0,71)
LAB
lab(27,-16,-7)
LCH
lch(27,17,204)
sRGB
(0.067,0.278,0.294)
HEX8
#11474bff
CSS Name
Decimal
017071075

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
63%
Hue
184°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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