The Ash behind Spectral Dismaying

#226362 RGB(34,99,98)

About this color

The Ash behind Spectral Dismaying is rendered by screens as RGB(34, 99, 98) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#226362RGB(34, 99, 98)

HSL 179° · 49% saturation · 26% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 formats

Name
The Ash behind Spectral Dismaying
HEX
#226362
RGB
rgb(34,99,98)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,38.8%,38.4%)
HSL
hsl(179,49%,26%)
HSV
hsv(179,66%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,1,61)
LAB
lab(38,-20,-6)
LCH
lch(38,21,197)
sRGB
(0.133,0.388,0.384)
HEX8
#226362ff
CSS Name
Decimal
034099098

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
49%
Hue
179°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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