Forbidding Ash alongside Grieving

#172526 RGB(23,37,38)

About this color

Forbidding Ash alongside Grieving presents itself as a deep, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #172526 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#172526RGB(23, 37, 38)

HSL 184° · 25% saturation · 12% 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

In practical terms, a deep cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Forbidding Ash alongside Grieving
HEX
#172526
RGB
rgb(23,37,38)
RGB%
rgb(9%,14.5%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(184,25%,12%)
HSV
hsv(184,39%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(39,3,0,85)
LAB
lab(14,-6,-3)
LCH
lch(14,7,207)
sRGB
(0.09,0.145,0.149)
HEX8
#172526ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023037038

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
25%
Hue
184°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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