The Broken Ash for the Aching

#175945 RGB(23,89,69)

About this color

The Broken Ash for the Aching settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #175945, RGB(23, 89, 69).

#175945RGB(23, 89, 69)

HSL 162° · 59% saturation · 22% 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 formats

Name
The Broken Ash for the Aching
HEX
#175945
RGB
rgb(23,89,69)
RGB%
rgb(9%,34.9%,27.1%)
HSL
hsl(162,59%,22%)
HSV
hsv(162,74%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,22,65)
LAB
lab(33,-26,6)
LCH
lch(33,27,167)
sRGB
(0.09,0.349,0.271)
HEX8
#175945ff
CSS Name
Decimal
023089069

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
59%
Hue
162°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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