Broken Ash behind the Decaying

#195b5a RGB(25,91,90)

About this color

Broken Ash behind the Decaying is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #195b5a on the color spectrum.

#195b5aRGB(25, 91, 90)

HSL 179° · 57% saturation · 23% 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
Broken Ash behind the Decaying
HEX
#195b5a
RGB
rgb(25,91,90)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,35.7%,35.3%)
HSL
hsl(179,57%,23%)
HSV
hsv(179,73%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,1,64)
LAB
lab(35,-20,-5)
LCH
lch(35,21,194)
sRGB
(0.098,0.357,0.353)
HEX8
#195b5aff
CSS Name
Decimal
025091090

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
57%
Hue
179°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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