Blighted Char under Relenting

#1f5556 RGB(31,85,86)

About this color

Blighted Char under Relenting is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #1f5556 on the color spectrum.

#1f5556RGB(31, 85, 86)

HSL 181° · 47% 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
Blighted Char under Relenting
HEX
#1f5556
RGB
rgb(31,85,86)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,33.3%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(181,47%,23%)
HSV
hsv(181,64%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,1,0,66)
LAB
lab(33,-17,-6)
LCH
lch(33,18,199)
sRGB
(0.122,0.333,0.337)
HEX8
#1f5556ff
CSS Name
Decimal
031085086

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
47%
Hue
181°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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