The Joyless Basalt amid Rusting

#176d6b RGB(23,109,107)

About this color

The Joyless Basalt amid Rusting settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #176d6b, RGB(23, 109, 107).

#176d6bRGB(23, 109, 107)

HSL 179° · 65% saturation · 26% 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 formats

Name
The Joyless Basalt amid Rusting
HEX
#176d6b
RGB
rgb(23,109,107)
RGB%
rgb(9%,42.7%,42%)
HSL
hsl(179,65%,26%)
HSV
hsv(179,79%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,0,2,57)
LAB
lab(42,-24,-6)
LCH
lch(42,25,194)
sRGB
(0.09,0.427,0.42)
HEX8
#176d6bff
CSS Name
Decimal
023109107

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
65%
Hue
179°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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