The Arch over Rough Kindling

#179aad RGB(23,154,173)

About this color

The Arch over Rough Kindling occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #179aad — RGB(23, 154, 173).

#179aadRGB(23, 154, 173)

HSL 188° · 77% saturation · 38% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 formats

Name
The Arch over Rough Kindling
HEX
#179aad
RGB
rgb(23,154,173)
RGB%
rgb(9%,60.4%,67.8%)
HSL
hsl(188,77%,38%)
HSV
hsv(188,87%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,11,0,32)
LAB
lab(58,-26,-19)
LCH
lch(58,32,216)
sRGB
(0.09,0.604,0.678)
HEX8
#179aadff
CSS Name
Decimal
023154173

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
77%
Hue
188°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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