When Airless Ash after Rusting

#0a2f33 RGB(10,47,51)

About this color

When Airless Ash after Rusting settles into a deep cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #0a2f33, RGB(10, 47, 51).

#0a2f33RGB(10, 47, 51)

HSL 186° · 67% saturation · 12% 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 Airless Ash after Rusting
HEX
#0a2f33
RGB
rgb(10,47,51)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,18.4%,20%)
HSL
hsl(186,67%,12%)
HSV
hsv(186,80%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,8,0,80)
LAB
lab(17,-11,-6)
LCH
lch(17,13,209)
sRGB
(0.039,0.184,0.2)
HEX8
#0a2f33ff
CSS Name
Decimal
010047051

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
67%
Hue
186°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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