The Cavern within Abysmal Petrifying

#17724d RGB(23,114,77)

About this color

The Cavern within Abysmal Petrifying settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #17724d, RGB(23, 114, 77).

#17724dRGB(23, 114, 77)

HSL 156° · 66% 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 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 Cavern within Abysmal Petrifying
HEX
#17724d
RGB
rgb(23,114,77)
RGB%
rgb(9%,44.7%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(156,66%,27%)
HSV
hsv(156,80%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,32,55)
LAB
lab(42,-35,13)
LCH
lch(42,37,160)
sRGB
(0.09,0.447,0.302)
HEX8
#17724dff
CSS Name
Decimal
023114077

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
66%
Hue
156°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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