The Piteous Ash without Suffering

#016460 RGB(1,100,96)

About this color

The Piteous Ash without Suffering reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #016460, RGB(1, 100, 96).

#016460RGB(1, 100, 96)

HSL 178° · 98% saturation · 20% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Piteous Ash without Suffering
HEX
#016460
RGB
rgb(1,100,96)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,39.2%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(178,98%,20%)
HSV
hsv(178,99%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,4,61)
LAB
lab(38,-25,-5)
LCH
lch(38,25,191)
sRGB
(0.004,0.392,0.376)
HEX8
#016460ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001100096

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
98%
Hue
178°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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