When the Pitiless Cairn with Scarring

#185238 RGB(24,82,56)

About this color

When the Pitiless Cairn with Scarring is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #185238 in the RGB color space.

#185238RGB(24, 82, 56)

HSL 153° · 55% saturation · 21% 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 the Pitiless Cairn with Scarring
HEX
#185238
RGB
rgb(24,82,56)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,32.2%,22%)
HSL
hsl(153,55%,21%)
HSV
hsv(153,71%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,32,68)
LAB
lab(31,-26,10)
LCH
lch(31,28,159)
sRGB
(0.094,0.322,0.22)
HEX8
#185238ff
CSS Name
Decimal
024082056

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
55%
Hue
153°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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