The Sunken Cavern into Curdling

#163940 RGB(22,57,64)

About this color

The Sunken Cavern into Curdling occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #163940 — RGB(22, 57, 64).

#163940RGB(22, 57, 64)

HSL 190° · 49% saturation · 17% 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 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

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 Sunken Cavern into Curdling
HEX
#163940
RGB
rgb(22,57,64)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,22.4%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(190,49%,17%)
HSV
hsv(190,66%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,11,0,75)
LAB
lab(22,-10,-8)
LCH
lch(22,13,219)
sRGB
(0.086,0.224,0.251)
HEX8
#163940ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022057064

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
49%
Hue
190°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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