The Rueful Cave above the Burning

#225b45 RGB(34,91,69)

About this color

The Rueful Cave above the Burning is rendered by screens as RGB(34, 91, 69) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#225b45RGB(34, 91, 69)

HSL 157° · 46% saturation · 25% 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 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Rueful Cave above the Burning
HEX
#225b45
RGB
rgb(34,91,69)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,35.7%,27.1%)
HSL
hsl(157,46%,25%)
HSV
hsv(157,63%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,24,64)
LAB
lab(35,-25,7)
LCH
lch(35,26,164)
sRGB
(0.133,0.357,0.271)
HEX8
#225b45ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034091069

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
46%
Hue
157°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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