The Dead Ash between Sickening

#215940 RGB(33,89,64)

About this color

The Dead Ash between Sickening presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #215940 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#215940RGB(33, 89, 64)

HSL 153° · 46% saturation · 24% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
The Dead Ash between Sickening
HEX
#215940
RGB
rgb(33,89,64)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,34.9%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(153,46%,24%)
HSV
hsv(153,63%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,0,28,65)
LAB
lab(34,-25,9)
LCH
lch(34,27,160)
sRGB
(0.129,0.349,0.251)
HEX8
#215940ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033089064

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
46%
Hue
153°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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