Downcast Boulder upon the Dismaying

#163b31 RGB(22,59,49)

About this color

Downcast Boulder upon the Dismaying occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #163b31 — RGB(22, 59, 49).

#163b31RGB(22, 59, 49)

HSL 164° · 46% saturation · 16% 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 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

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
Downcast Boulder upon the Dismaying
HEX
#163b31
RGB
rgb(22,59,49)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,23.1%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(164,46%,16%)
HSV
hsv(164,63%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,17,77)
LAB
lab(22,-16,2)
LCH
lch(22,16,173)
sRGB
(0.086,0.231,0.192)
HEX8
#163b31ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022059049

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
46%
Hue
164°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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