When Sable Ash via Stilling

#17694e RGB(23,105,78)

About this color

When Sable Ash via Stilling is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #17694e in the RGB color space.

#17694eRGB(23, 105, 78)

HSL 160° · 64% saturation · 25% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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 Sable Ash via Stilling
HEX
#17694e
RGB
rgb(23,105,78)
RGB%
rgb(9%,41.2%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(160,64%,25%)
HSV
hsv(160,78%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,0,26,59)
LAB
lab(39,-31,8)
LCH
lch(39,32,166)
sRGB
(0.09,0.412,0.306)
HEX8
#17694eff
CSS Name
Decimal
023105078

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
64%
Hue
160°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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