When the Plunging Ash opposite Emptying

#1e3c38 RGB(30,60,56)

About this color

When the Plunging Ash opposite Emptying occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1e3c38 — RGB(30, 60, 56).

#1e3c38RGB(30, 60, 56)

HSL 172° · 33% saturation · 18% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Plunging Ash opposite Emptying
HEX
#1e3c38
RGB
rgb(30,60,56)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,23.5%,22%)
HSL
hsl(172,33%,18%)
HSV
hsv(172,50%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,7,76)
LAB
lab(23,-12,-1)
LCH
lch(23,12,185)
sRGB
(0.118,0.235,0.22)
HEX8
#1e3c38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
030060056

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
33%
Hue
172°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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