Wounded Cavern before Decaying

#1c6d46 RGB(28,109,70)

About this color

Wounded Cavern before Decaying is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #1c6d46 on the color spectrum.

#1c6d46RGB(28, 109, 70)

HSL 151° · 59% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Wounded Cavern before Decaying
HEX
#1c6d46
RGB
rgb(28,109,70)
RGB%
rgb(11%,42.7%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(151,59%,27%)
HSV
hsv(151,74%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,36,57)
LAB
lab(41,-34,15)
LCH
lch(41,37,156)
sRGB
(0.11,0.427,0.275)
HEX8
#1c6d46ff
CSS Name
Decimal
028109070

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
59%
Hue
151°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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