What the Basalt until Lifeless Clouding

#176349 RGB(23,99,73)

About this color

What the Basalt until Lifeless Clouding occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #176349 — RGB(23, 99, 73).

#176349RGB(23, 99, 73)

HSL 159° · 62% saturation · 24% 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
What the Basalt until Lifeless Clouding
HEX
#176349
RGB
rgb(23,99,73)
RGB%
rgb(9%,38.8%,28.6%)
HSL
hsl(159,62%,24%)
HSV
hsv(159,77%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,0,26,61)
LAB
lab(37,-30,8)
LCH
lch(37,31,165)
sRGB
(0.09,0.388,0.286)
HEX8
#176349ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023099073

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
62%
Hue
159°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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