When Grim Bedrock for Wearing

#16504e RGB(22,80,78)

About this color

When Grim Bedrock for Wearing occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #16504e — RGB(22, 80, 78).

#16504eRGB(22, 80, 78)

HSL 178° · 57% saturation · 20% 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 Grim Bedrock for Wearing
HEX
#16504e
RGB
rgb(22,80,78)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,31.4%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(178,57%,20%)
HSV
hsv(178,73%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,2,69)
LAB
lab(31,-19,-4)
LCH
lch(31,19,192)
sRGB
(0.086,0.314,0.306)
HEX8
#16504eff
CSS Name
Decimal
022080078

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
57%
Hue
178°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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