Dark Ash toward the Harrowing

#263631 RGB(38,54,49)

About this color

Dark Ash toward the Harrowing presents itself as a dark, muted cyan shade, sitting at #263631 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#263631RGB(38, 54, 49)

HSL 161° · 17% saturation · 18% 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 formats

Name
Dark Ash toward the Harrowing
HEX
#263631
RGB
rgb(38,54,49)
RGB%
rgb(14.9%,21.2%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(161,17%,18%)
HSV
hsv(161,30%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,9,79)
LAB
lab(21,-8,1)
LCH
lch(21,8,173)
sRGB
(0.149,0.212,0.192)
HEX8
#263631ff
CSS Name
Decimal
038054049

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
17%
Hue
161°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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