The Ancient Ash over Stifling

#008f5b RGB(0,143,91)

About this color

The Ancient Ash over Stifling occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #008f5b — RGB(0, 143, 91).

#008f5bRGB(0, 143, 91)

HSL 158° · 100% saturation · 28% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
The Ancient Ash over Stifling
HEX
#008f5b
RGB
rgb(0,143,91)
RGB%
rgb(0%,56.1%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(158,100%,28%)
HSV
hsv(158,100%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,36,44)
LAB
lab(52,-46,19)
LCH
lch(52,50,158)
sRGB
(0,0.561,0.357)
HEX8
#008f5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
000143091

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
100%
Hue
158°
Chroma
50
Temperature
WarmCool
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