When the Hellish Cairn despite Mauling

#246648 RGB(36,102,72)

About this color

When the Hellish Cairn despite Mauling settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #246648, RGB(36, 102, 72).

#246648RGB(36, 102, 72)

HSL 153° · 48% 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
When the Hellish Cairn despite Mauling
HEX
#246648
RGB
rgb(36,102,72)
RGB%
rgb(14.1%,40%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(153,48%,27%)
HSV
hsv(153,65%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,29,60)
LAB
lab(38,-29,11)
LCH
lch(38,31,159)
sRGB
(0.141,0.4,0.282)
HEX8
#246648ff
CSS Name
Decimal
036102072

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
48%
Hue
153°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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