Wounded Ash Inside the Dimming

#164d4a RGB(22,77,74)

About this color

Wounded Ash Inside the Dimming occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #164d4a — RGB(22, 77, 74).

#164d4aRGB(22, 77, 74)

HSL 177° · 56% saturation · 19% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
Wounded Ash Inside the Dimming
HEX
#164d4a
RGB
rgb(22,77,74)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,30.2%,29%)
HSL
hsl(177,56%,19%)
HSV
hsv(177,71%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,4,70)
LAB
lab(29,-18,-3)
LCH
lch(29,18,189)
sRGB
(0.086,0.302,0.29)
HEX8
#164d4aff
CSS Name
Decimal
022077074

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
56%
Hue
177°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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