The Moonless Cave up the Parching

#163935 RGB(22,57,53)

About this color

The Moonless Cave up the Parching occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #163935 — RGB(22, 57, 53).

#163935RGB(22, 57, 53)

HSL 173° · 44% saturation · 15% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Moonless Cave up the Parching
HEX
#163935
RGB
rgb(22,57,53)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,22.4%,20.8%)
HSL
hsl(173,44%,15%)
HSV
hsv(173,61%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,7,78)
LAB
lab(21,-14,-1)
LCH
lch(21,14,184)
sRGB
(0.086,0.224,0.208)
HEX8
#163935ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022057053

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
44%
Hue
173°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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