The Burial till Grey Dissolving

#172122 RGB(23,33,34)

About this color

The Burial till Grey Dissolving is a deep cyan with a muted character, positioned at #172122 on the color spectrum.

#172122RGB(23, 33, 34)

HSL 185° · 19% saturation · 11% 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
The Burial till Grey Dissolving
HEX
#172122
RGB
rgb(23,33,34)
RGB%
rgb(9%,12.9%,13.3%)
HSL
hsl(185,19%,11%)
HSV
hsv(185,32%,13%)
CMYK
cmyk(32,3,0,87)
LAB
lab(12,-4,-2)
LCH
lch(12,4,207)
sRGB
(0.09,0.129,0.133)
HEX8
#172122ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023033034

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
19%
Hue
185°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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