The Pallid Ash beyond Shadowing

#0e2a20 RGB(14,42,32)

About this color

The Pallid Ash beyond Shadowing carries its coordinates at #0e2a20: a deep cyan with vivid saturation.

#0e2a20RGB(14, 42, 32)

HSL 159° · 50% saturation · 11% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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 Pallid Ash beyond Shadowing
HEX
#0e2a20
RGB
rgb(14,42,32)
RGB%
rgb(5.5%,16.5%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(159,50%,11%)
HSV
hsv(159,67%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,24,84)
LAB
lab(15,-14,3)
LCH
lch(15,14,168)
sRGB
(0.055,0.165,0.125)
HEX8
#0e2a20ff
CSS Name
Decimal
014042032

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
50%
Hue
159°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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