The Heavy Cavern over the Devouring

#173135 RGB(23,49,53)

About this color

The Heavy Cavern over the Devouring occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #173135 — RGB(23, 49, 53).

#173135RGB(23, 49, 53)

HSL 188° · 39% saturation · 15% 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 Heavy Cavern over the Devouring
HEX
#173135
RGB
rgb(23,49,53)
RGB%
rgb(9%,19.2%,20.8%)
HSL
hsl(188,39%,15%)
HSV
hsv(188,57%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,8,0,79)
LAB
lab(19,-9,-6)
LCH
lch(19,11,214)
sRGB
(0.09,0.192,0.208)
HEX8
#173135ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023049053

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
39%
Hue
188°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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