When Austere Boulder toward Harrowing

#17503e RGB(23,80,62)

About this color

When Austere Boulder toward Harrowing is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #17503e on the color spectrum.

#17503eRGB(23, 80, 62)

HSL 161° · 55% saturation · 20% 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
When Austere Boulder toward Harrowing
HEX
#17503e
RGB
rgb(23,80,62)
RGB%
rgb(9%,31.4%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(161,55%,20%)
HSV
hsv(161,71%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,22,69)
LAB
lab(30,-23,5)
LCH
lch(30,24,168)
sRGB
(0.09,0.314,0.243)
HEX8
#17503eff
CSS Name
Decimal
023080062

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
55%
Hue
161°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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