The Ash by Cheerless Defiling

#166e62 RGB(22,110,98)

About this color

The Ash by Cheerless Defiling occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #166e62 — RGB(22, 110, 98).

#166e62RGB(22, 110, 98)

HSL 172° · 67% saturation · 26% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Ash by Cheerless Defiling
HEX
#166e62
RGB
rgb(22,110,98)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,43.1%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(172,67%,26%)
HSV
hsv(172,80%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,11,57)
LAB
lab(42,-28,0)
LCH
lch(42,28,180)
sRGB
(0.086,0.431,0.384)
HEX8
#166e62ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022110098

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
67%
Hue
172°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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