Piteous Ash before the Overshadowing

#16272a RGB(22,39,42)

About this color

Piteous Ash before the Overshadowing settles into a deep cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #16272a, RGB(22, 39, 42).

#16272aRGB(22, 39, 42)

HSL 189° · 31% saturation · 13% 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
Piteous Ash before the Overshadowing
HEX
#16272a
RGB
rgb(22,39,42)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,15.3%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(189,31%,13%)
HSV
hsv(189,48%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,7,0,84)
LAB
lab(14,-6,-4)
LCH
lch(14,7,214)
sRGB
(0.086,0.153,0.165)
HEX8
#16272aff
CSS Name
Decimal
022039042

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
31%
Hue
189°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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