Sullen Basalt into the Rending

#173f3a RGB(23,63,58)

About this color

Sullen Basalt into the Rending occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #173f3a — RGB(23, 63, 58).

#173f3aRGB(23, 63, 58)

HSL 173° · 47% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
Sullen Basalt into the Rending
HEX
#173f3a
RGB
rgb(23,63,58)
RGB%
rgb(9%,24.7%,22.7%)
HSL
hsl(173,47%,17%)
HSV
hsv(173,63%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,8,75)
LAB
lab(24,-15,-1)
LCH
lch(24,15,184)
sRGB
(0.09,0.247,0.227)
HEX8
#173f3aff
CSS Name
Decimal
023063058

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
47%
Hue
173°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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