The Infernal Cairn until Thawing

#165e40 RGB(22,94,64)

About this color

The Infernal Cairn until Thawing occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #165e40 — RGB(22, 94, 64).

#165e40RGB(22, 94, 64)

HSL 155° · 62% saturation · 23% 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
The Infernal Cairn until Thawing
HEX
#165e40
RGB
rgb(22,94,64)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,36.9%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(155,62%,23%)
HSV
hsv(155,77%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,0,32,63)
LAB
lab(35,-30,11)
LCH
lch(35,32,160)
sRGB
(0.086,0.369,0.251)
HEX8
#165e40ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022094064

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
62%
Hue
155°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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