When Pitiless Brine underneath Despairing

#14846e RGB(20,132,110)

About this color

When Pitiless Brine underneath Despairing settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #14846e, RGB(20, 132, 110).

#14846eRGB(20, 132, 110)

HSL 168° · 74% saturation · 30% 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
When Pitiless Brine underneath Despairing
HEX
#14846e
RGB
rgb(20,132,110)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,51.8%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(168,74%,30%)
HSV
hsv(168,85%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,17,48)
LAB
lab(49,-35,4)
LCH
lch(49,35,173)
sRGB
(0.078,0.518,0.431)
HEX8
#14846eff
CSS Name
Decimal
020132110

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
74%
Hue
168°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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