When Veiled Cairn beneath Festering

#174d43 RGB(23,77,67)

About this color

When Veiled Cairn beneath Festering occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #174d43 — RGB(23, 77, 67).

#174d43RGB(23, 77, 67)

HSL 169° · 54% saturation · 20% 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 Veiled Cairn beneath Festering
HEX
#174d43
RGB
rgb(23,77,67)
RGB%
rgb(9%,30.2%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(169,54%,20%)
HSV
hsv(169,70%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,13,70)
LAB
lab(29,-20,1)
LCH
lch(29,20,177)
sRGB
(0.09,0.302,0.263)
HEX8
#174d43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023077067

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
54%
Hue
169°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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