When the Desolate Bedrock within Lapsing

#175438 RGB(23,84,56)

About this color

When the Desolate Bedrock within Lapsing presents itself as a dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #175438 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#175438RGB(23, 84, 56)

HSL 152° · 57% saturation · 21% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Desolate Bedrock within Lapsing
HEX
#175438
RGB
rgb(23,84,56)
RGB%
rgb(9%,32.9%,22%)
HSL
hsl(152,57%,21%)
HSV
hsv(152,73%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,33,67)
LAB
lab(31,-27,11)
LCH
lch(31,29,158)
sRGB
(0.09,0.329,0.22)
HEX8
#175438ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023084056

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
57%
Hue
152°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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