The Ash on Cold Sinking

#225352 RGB(34,83,82)

About this color

The Ash on Cold Sinking is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #225352 in the RGB color space.

#225352RGB(34, 83, 82)

HSL 179° · 42% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
The Ash on Cold Sinking
HEX
#225352
RGB
rgb(34,83,82)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,32.5%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(179,42%,23%)
HSV
hsv(179,59%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,1,67)
LAB
lab(32,-17,-4)
LCH
lch(32,17,193)
sRGB
(0.133,0.325,0.322)
HEX8
#225352ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034083082

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
42%
Hue
179°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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