When Ashen Char circa Moldering

#115f43 RGB(17,95,67)

About this color

When Ashen Char circa Moldering settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #115f43, RGB(17, 95, 67).

#115f43RGB(17, 95, 67)

HSL 158° · 70% saturation · 22% 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 Ashen Char circa Moldering
HEX
#115f43
RGB
rgb(17,95,67)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,37.3%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(158,70%,22%)
HSV
hsv(158,82%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,29,63)
LAB
lab(35,-30,10)
LCH
lch(35,32,162)
sRGB
(0.067,0.373,0.263)
HEX8
#115f43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
017095067

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
70%
Hue
158°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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