The Piteous Boulder outside the Strangling

#076045 RGB(7,96,69)

About this color

The Piteous Boulder outside the Strangling is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #076045 on the color spectrum.

#076045RGB(7, 96, 69)

HSL 162° · 86% saturation · 20% 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
The Piteous Boulder outside the Strangling
HEX
#076045
RGB
rgb(7,96,69)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,37.6%,27.1%)
HSL
hsl(162,86%,20%)
HSV
hsv(162,93%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,28,62)
LAB
lab(36,-31,9)
LCH
lch(36,32,164)
sRGB
(0.027,0.376,0.271)
HEX8
#076045ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007096069

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
86%
Hue
162°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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