The Ash amid Hellish Forsaking

#275552 RGB(39,85,82)

About this color

The Ash amid Hellish Forsaking settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #275552, RGB(39, 85, 82).

#275552RGB(39, 85, 82)

HSL 176° · 37% saturation · 24% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 formats

Name
The Ash amid Hellish Forsaking
HEX
#275552
RGB
rgb(39,85,82)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,33.3%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(176,37%,24%)
HSV
hsv(176,54%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,4,67)
LAB
lab(33,-17,-3)
LCH
lch(33,17,190)
sRGB
(0.153,0.333,0.322)
HEX8
#275552ff
CSS Name
Decimal
039085082

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
37%
Hue
176°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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