When the Heavy Cavern toward Moldering

#1e4d48 RGB(30,77,72)

About this color

When the Heavy Cavern toward Moldering settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #1e4d48, RGB(30, 77, 72).

#1e4d48RGB(30, 77, 72)

HSL 174° · 44% 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

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
When the Heavy Cavern toward Moldering
HEX
#1e4d48
RGB
rgb(30,77,72)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,30.2%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(174,44%,21%)
HSV
hsv(174,61%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,6,70)
LAB
lab(30,-17,-2)
LCH
lch(30,17,187)
sRGB
(0.118,0.302,0.282)
HEX8
#1e4d48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
030077072

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
44%
Hue
174°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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