Stifled Ash upon Stilling

#082226 RGB(8,34,38)

About this color

Stifled Ash upon Stilling settles into a deep cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #082226, RGB(8, 34, 38).

#082226RGB(8, 34, 38)

HSL 188° · 65% saturation · 9% 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
Stifled Ash upon Stilling
HEX
#082226
RGB
rgb(8,34,38)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,13.3%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(188,65%,9%)
HSV
hsv(188,79%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,11,0,85)
LAB
lab(12,-8,-6)
LCH
lch(12,10,217)
sRGB
(0.031,0.133,0.149)
HEX8
#082226ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008034038

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
65%
Hue
188°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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