Piteous Bedrock down the Embittering

#163e2a RGB(22,62,42)

About this color

Piteous Bedrock down the Embittering occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #163e2a — RGB(22, 62, 42).

#163e2aRGB(22, 62, 42)

HSL 150° · 48% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
Piteous Bedrock down the Embittering
HEX
#163e2a
RGB
rgb(22,62,42)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,24.3%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(150,48%,16%)
HSV
hsv(150,65%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,32,76)
LAB
lab(23,-20,8)
LCH
lch(23,22,158)
sRGB
(0.086,0.243,0.165)
HEX8
#163e2aff
CSS Name
Decimal
022062042

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
48%
Hue
150°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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