What the Char atop Decayed Throttling

#143139 RGB(20,49,57)

About this color

What the Char atop Decayed Throttling settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #143139, RGB(20, 49, 57).

#143139RGB(20, 49, 57)

HSL 193° · 48% saturation · 15% 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
What the Char atop Decayed Throttling
HEX
#143139
RGB
rgb(20,49,57)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,19.2%,22.4%)
HSL
hsl(193,48%,15%)
HSV
hsv(193,65%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,14,0,78)
LAB
lab(19,-8,-8)
LCH
lch(19,11,225)
sRGB
(0.078,0.192,0.224)
HEX8
#143139ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020049057

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
48%
Hue
193°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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