What the Cavern across Bleakest Collapsing

#173a39 RGB(23,58,57)

About this color

What the Cavern across Bleakest Collapsing settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #173a39, RGB(23, 58, 57).

#173a39RGB(23, 58, 57)

HSL 178° · 43% saturation · 16% 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
What the Cavern across Bleakest Collapsing
HEX
#173a39
RGB
rgb(23,58,57)
RGB%
rgb(9%,22.7%,22.4%)
HSL
hsl(178,43%,16%)
HSV
hsv(178,60%,23%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,0,2,77)
LAB
lab(22,-13,-3)
LCH
lch(22,13,193)
sRGB
(0.09,0.227,0.224)
HEX8
#173a39ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023058057

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
43%
Hue
178°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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