Estranged Char beneath Festering

#055e4c RGB(5,94,76)

About this color

Estranged Char beneath Festering settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #055e4c, RGB(5, 94, 76).

#055e4cRGB(5, 94, 76)

HSL 168° · 90% saturation · 19% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Estranged Char beneath Festering
HEX
#055e4c
RGB
rgb(5,94,76)
RGB%
rgb(2%,36.9%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(168,90%,19%)
HSV
hsv(168,95%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,19,63)
LAB
lab(35,-28,4)
LCH
lch(35,28,172)
sRGB
(0.02,0.369,0.298)
HEX8
#055e4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
005094076

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
90%
Hue
168°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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