When the Empty Ash along Starving

#0f3d48 RGB(15,61,72)

About this color

When the Empty Ash along Starving is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #0f3d48 on the color spectrum.

#0f3d48RGB(15, 61, 72)

HSL 192° · 66% saturation · 17% 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 the Empty Ash along Starving
HEX
#0f3d48
RGB
rgb(15,61,72)
RGB%
rgb(5.9%,23.9%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(192,66%,17%)
HSV
hsv(192,79%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,15,0,72)
LAB
lab(23,-11,-11)
LCH
lch(23,16,225)
sRGB
(0.059,0.239,0.282)
HEX8
#0f3d48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
015061072

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
66%
Hue
192°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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