When Piteous Abyss circa Failing

#075f53 RGB(7,95,83)

About this color

When Piteous Abyss circa Failing is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #075f53 on the color spectrum.

#075f53RGB(7, 95, 83)

HSL 172° · 86% 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
When Piteous Abyss circa Failing
HEX
#075f53
RGB
rgb(7,95,83)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,37.3%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(172,86%,20%)
HSV
hsv(172,93%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,13,63)
LAB
lab(36,-27,0)
LCH
lch(36,27,180)
sRGB
(0.027,0.373,0.325)
HEX8
#075f53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007095083

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
86%
Hue
172°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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