The Ash amidst Dull Plaguing

#245342 RGB(36,83,66)

About this color

The Ash amidst Dull Plaguing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #245342 — RGB(36, 83, 66).

#245342RGB(36, 83, 66)

HSL 158° · 39% saturation · 23% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Ash amidst Dull Plaguing
HEX
#245342
RGB
rgb(36,83,66)
RGB%
rgb(14.1%,32.5%,25.9%)
HSL
hsl(158,39%,23%)
HSV
hsv(158,57%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,20,67)
LAB
lab(32,-21,5)
LCH
lch(32,22,167)
sRGB
(0.141,0.325,0.259)
HEX8
#245342ff
CSS Name
Decimal
036083066

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
39%
Hue
158°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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