The Dead Boulder down the Embittering

#115355 RGB(17,83,85)

About this color

The Dead Boulder down the Embittering is rendered by screens as RGB(17, 83, 85) — a dark, vivid cyan hue.

#115355RGB(17, 83, 85)

HSL 182° · 67% saturation · 20% 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 Dead Boulder down the Embittering
HEX
#115355
RGB
rgb(17,83,85)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,32.5%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(182,67%,20%)
HSV
hsv(182,80%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,2,0,67)
LAB
lab(32,-19,-7)
LCH
lch(32,20,200)
sRGB
(0.067,0.325,0.333)
HEX8
#115355ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017083085

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
67%
Hue
182°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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