What Stifled Ash upon Stalling

#176d74 RGB(23,109,116)

About this color

What Stifled Ash upon Stalling settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #176d74, RGB(23, 109, 116).

#176d74RGB(23, 109, 116)

HSL 185° · 67% saturation · 27% 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 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

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
What Stifled Ash upon Stalling
HEX
#176d74
RGB
rgb(23,109,116)
RGB%
rgb(9%,42.7%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(185,67%,27%)
HSV
hsv(185,80%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,6,0,55)
LAB
lab(42,-22,-11)
LCH
lch(42,25,207)
sRGB
(0.09,0.427,0.455)
HEX8
#176d74ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023109116

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
67%
Hue
185°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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