The Empty Basalt near Wailing

#16463b RGB(22,70,59)

About this color

The Empty Basalt near Wailing settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #16463b, RGB(22, 70, 59).

#16463bRGB(22, 70, 59)

HSL 166° · 52% saturation · 18% 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 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

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
The Empty Basalt near Wailing
HEX
#16463b
RGB
rgb(22,70,59)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,27.5%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(166,52%,18%)
HSV
hsv(166,69%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,16,73)
LAB
lab(26,-19,2)
LCH
lch(26,19,174)
sRGB
(0.086,0.275,0.231)
HEX8
#16463bff
CSS Name
Decimal
022070059

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
52%
Hue
166°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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