When Stifled Cave round Shadowing

#174433 RGB(23,68,51)

About this color

When Stifled Cave round Shadowing is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #174433 on the color spectrum.

#174433RGB(23, 68, 51)

HSL 157° · 49% saturation · 18% 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 Stifled Cave round Shadowing
HEX
#174433
RGB
rgb(23,68,51)
RGB%
rgb(9%,26.7%,20%)
HSL
hsl(157,49%,18%)
HSV
hsv(157,66%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,25,73)
LAB
lab(25,-20,6)
LCH
lch(25,21,163)
sRGB
(0.09,0.267,0.2)
HEX8
#174433ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023068051

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
49%
Hue
157°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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