When Melancholy Cavern circa Embittering

#145b53 RGB(20,91,83)

About this color

When Melancholy Cavern circa Embittering reads as dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #145b53, RGB(20, 91, 83).

#145b53RGB(20, 91, 83)

HSL 173° · 64% saturation · 22% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
When Melancholy Cavern circa Embittering
HEX
#145b53
RGB
rgb(20,91,83)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,35.7%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(173,64%,22%)
HSV
hsv(173,78%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,0,9,64)
LAB
lab(35,-23,-2)
LCH
lch(35,23,185)
sRGB
(0.078,0.357,0.325)
HEX8
#145b53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020091083

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
64%
Hue
173°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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