The Benighted Char without Embittering

#234340 RGB(35,67,64)

About this color

The Benighted Char without Embittering is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #234340 in the RGB color space.

#234340RGB(35, 67, 64)

HSL 174° · 31% saturation · 20% 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 Benighted Char without Embittering
HEX
#234340
RGB
rgb(35,67,64)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,26.3%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(174,31%,20%)
HSV
hsv(174,48%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(48,0,4,74)
LAB
lab(26,-13,-2)
LCH
lch(26,13,189)
sRGB
(0.137,0.263,0.251)
HEX8
#234340ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035067064

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
31%
Hue
174°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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