When Slow Bluff without Distilling

#04a993 RGB(4,169,147)

About this color

When Slow Bluff without Distilling settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #04a993, RGB(4, 169, 147).

#04a993RGB(4, 169, 147)

HSL 172° · 95% saturation · 34% 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 formats

Name
When Slow Bluff without Distilling
HEX
#04a993
RGB
rgb(4,169,147)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,66.3%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(172,95%,34%)
HSV
hsv(172,98%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(98,0,13,34)
LAB
lab(62,-42,1)
LCH
lch(62,42,179)
sRGB
(0.016,0.663,0.576)
HEX8
#04a993ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004169147

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
95%
Hue
172°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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