Rueful Ash through the Hounding

#194841 RGB(25,72,65)

About this color

Rueful Ash through the Hounding is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #194841 in the RGB color space.

#194841RGB(25, 72, 65)

HSL 171° · 48% saturation · 19% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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
Rueful Ash through the Hounding
HEX
#194841
RGB
rgb(25,72,65)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,28.2%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(171,48%,19%)
HSV
hsv(171,65%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,10,72)
LAB
lab(27,-18,-1)
LCH
lch(27,18,183)
sRGB
(0.098,0.282,0.255)
HEX8
#194841ff
CSS Name
Decimal
025072065

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
48%
Hue
171°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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