When the Oppressed Bedrock circa Sinking

#174448 RGB(23,68,72)

About this color

When the Oppressed Bedrock circa Sinking occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #174448 — RGB(23, 68, 72).

#174448RGB(23, 68, 72)

HSL 185° · 52% saturation · 19% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
When the Oppressed Bedrock circa Sinking
HEX
#174448
RGB
rgb(23,68,72)
RGB%
rgb(9%,26.7%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(185,52%,19%)
HSV
hsv(185,68%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,6,0,72)
LAB
lab(26,-14,-7)
LCH
lch(26,16,207)
sRGB
(0.09,0.267,0.282)
HEX8
#174448ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023068072

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
52%
Hue
185°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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