When Burnt Cave between Starving

#16593e RGB(22,89,62)

About this color

When Burnt Cave between Starving occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #16593e — RGB(22, 89, 62).

#16593eRGB(22, 89, 62)

HSL 156° · 60% saturation · 22% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Burnt Cave between Starving
HEX
#16593e
RGB
rgb(22,89,62)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,34.9%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(156,60%,22%)
HSV
hsv(156,75%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,0,30,65)
LAB
lab(33,-28,10)
LCH
lch(33,30,160)
sRGB
(0.086,0.349,0.243)
HEX8
#16593eff
CSS Name
Decimal
022089062

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
60%
Hue
156°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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