When Hushed Carbon between Wasting

#27464e RGB(39,70,78)

About this color

When Hushed Carbon between Wasting is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #27464e in the RGB color space.

#27464eRGB(39, 70, 78)

HSL 192° · 33% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
When Hushed Carbon between Wasting
HEX
#27464e
RGB
rgb(39,70,78)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,27.5%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(192,33%,23%)
HSV
hsv(192,50%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,10,0,69)
LAB
lab(28,-9,-8)
LCH
lch(28,12,222)
sRGB
(0.153,0.275,0.306)
HEX8
#27464eff
CSS Name
Decimal
039070078

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
33%
Hue
192°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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