The Bluff despite Tawny Weaving

#11768d RGB(17,118,141)

About this color

The Bluff despite Tawny Weaving settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #11768d, RGB(17, 118, 141).

#11768dRGB(17, 118, 141)

HSL 191° · 78% saturation · 31% 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 formats

Name
The Bluff despite Tawny Weaving
HEX
#11768d
RGB
rgb(17,118,141)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,46.3%,55.3%)
HSL
hsl(191,78%,31%)
HSV
hsv(191,88%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,16,0,45)
LAB
lab(46,-18,-20)
LCH
lch(46,27,228)
sRGB
(0.067,0.463,0.553)
HEX8
#11768dff
CSS Name
Decimal
017118141

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
78%
Hue
191°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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