When Exhausted Ash underneath Sinking

#1e5453 RGB(30,84,83)

About this color

When Exhausted Ash underneath Sinking is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #1e5453 on the color spectrum.

#1e5453RGB(30, 84, 83)

HSL 179° · 47% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Exhausted Ash underneath Sinking
HEX
#1e5453
RGB
rgb(30,84,83)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,32.9%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(179,47%,22%)
HSV
hsv(179,64%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,0,1,67)
LAB
lab(32,-18,-5)
LCH
lch(32,19,196)
sRGB
(0.118,0.329,0.325)
HEX8
#1e5453ff
CSS Name
Decimal
030084083

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
47%
Hue
179°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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