When Decayed Boulder upon Wilting

#164443 RGB(22,68,67)

About this color

When Decayed Boulder upon Wilting occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #164443 — RGB(22, 68, 67).

#164443RGB(22, 68, 67)

HSL 179° · 51% saturation · 18% 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
When Decayed Boulder upon Wilting
HEX
#164443
RGB
rgb(22,68,67)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,26.7%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(179,51%,18%)
HSV
hsv(179,68%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,1,73)
LAB
lab(26,-16,-4)
LCH
lch(26,16,194)
sRGB
(0.086,0.267,0.263)
HEX8
#164443ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022068067

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
51%
Hue
179°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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