The Coarse Ash through Embittering

#204f3b RGB(32,79,59)

About this color

The Coarse Ash through Embittering carries its coordinates at #204f3b: a dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#204f3bRGB(32, 79, 59)

HSL 154° · 42% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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
The Coarse Ash through Embittering
HEX
#204f3b
RGB
rgb(32,79,59)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,31%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(154,42%,22%)
HSV
hsv(154,59%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,25,69)
LAB
lab(30,-22,7)
LCH
lch(30,23,162)
sRGB
(0.125,0.31,0.231)
HEX8
#204f3bff
CSS Name
Decimal
032079059

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
42%
Hue
154°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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