When Forgotten Cavern until Gloaming

#167e63 RGB(22,126,99)

About this color

When Forgotten Cavern until Gloaming settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #167e63, RGB(22, 126, 99).

#167e63RGB(22, 126, 99)

HSL 164° · 70% saturation · 29% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Forgotten Cavern until Gloaming
HEX
#167e63
RGB
rgb(22,126,99)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,49.4%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(164,70%,29%)
HSV
hsv(164,83%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,21,51)
LAB
lab(47,-35,7)
LCH
lch(47,36,169)
sRGB
(0.086,0.494,0.388)
HEX8
#167e63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022126099

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
70%
Hue
164°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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