Decayed Ash onto the Despairing

#044941 RGB(4,73,65)

About this color

Decayed Ash onto the Despairing presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #044941 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#044941RGB(4, 73, 65)

HSL 173° · 90% saturation · 15% 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 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

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
Decayed Ash onto the Despairing
HEX
#044941
RGB
rgb(4,73,65)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,28.6%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(173,90%,15%)
HSV
hsv(173,95%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,11,71)
LAB
lab(27,-22,-1)
LCH
lch(27,22,183)
sRGB
(0.016,0.286,0.255)
HEX8
#044941ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004073065

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
90%
Hue
173°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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