When Pitiless Brine behind Waning

#194243 RGB(25,66,67)

About this color

When Pitiless Brine behind Waning settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #194243, RGB(25, 66, 67).

#194243RGB(25, 66, 67)

HSL 181° · 46% saturation · 18% 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
When Pitiless Brine behind Waning
HEX
#194243
RGB
rgb(25,66,67)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,25.9%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(181,46%,18%)
HSV
hsv(181,63%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,1,0,74)
LAB
lab(25,-14,-5)
LCH
lch(25,15,200)
sRGB
(0.098,0.259,0.263)
HEX8
#194243ff
CSS Name
Decimal
025066067

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
46%
Hue
181°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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