The Blind Burial until Consuming

#055e60 RGB(5,94,96)

About this color

The Blind Burial until Consuming is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #055e60 on the color spectrum.

#055e60RGB(5, 94, 96)

HSL 181° · 90% saturation · 20% 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
The Blind Burial until Consuming
HEX
#055e60
RGB
rgb(5,94,96)
RGB%
rgb(2%,36.9%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(181,90%,20%)
HSV
hsv(181,95%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,2,0,62)
LAB
lab(36,-22,-8)
LCH
lch(36,23,200)
sRGB
(0.02,0.369,0.376)
HEX8
#055e60ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005094096

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
90%
Hue
181°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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