Dark Brine for Stagnating

#173026 RGB(23,48,38)

About this color

Dark Brine for Stagnating is rendered by screens as RGB(23, 48, 38) — a deep, moderate cyan hue.

#173026RGB(23, 48, 38)

HSL 156° · 35% saturation · 14% 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 formats

Name
Dark Brine for Stagnating
HEX
#173026
RGB
rgb(23,48,38)
RGB%
rgb(9%,18.8%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(156,35%,14%)
HSV
hsv(156,52%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,21,81)
LAB
lab(18,-13,3)
LCH
lch(18,13,167)
sRGB
(0.09,0.188,0.149)
HEX8
#173026ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023048038

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
35%
Hue
156°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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