When Empty Boulder with Trampling

#225353 RGB(34,83,83)

About this color

When Empty Boulder with Trampling is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #225353 on the color spectrum.

#225353RGB(34, 83, 83)

HSL 180° · 42% saturation · 23% 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 Empty Boulder with Trampling
HEX
#225353
RGB
rgb(34,83,83)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,32.5%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(180,42%,23%)
HSV
hsv(180,59%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,0,67)
LAB
lab(32,-16,-5)
LCH
lch(32,17,197)
sRGB
(0.133,0.325,0.325)
HEX8
#225353ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034083083

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
42%
Hue
180°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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