When Slow Canyon within Rooting

#11acb3 RGB(17,172,179)

About this color

When Slow Canyon within Rooting is a medium-dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #11acb3 on the color spectrum.

#11acb3RGB(17, 172, 179)

HSL 183° · 83% saturation · 38% 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
When Slow Canyon within Rooting
HEX
#11acb3
RGB
rgb(17,172,179)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,67.5%,70.2%)
HSL
hsl(183,83%,38%)
HSV
hsv(183,91%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,4,0,30)
LAB
lab(64,-33,-14)
LCH
lch(64,36,203)
sRGB
(0.067,0.675,0.702)
HEX8
#11acb3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017172179

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
83%
Hue
183°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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