What the Ash During Clouded Thawing

#284749 RGB(40,71,73)

About this color

What the Ash During Clouded Thawing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #284749 — RGB(40, 71, 73).

#284749RGB(40, 71, 73)

HSL 184° · 29% saturation · 22% 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
What the Ash During Clouded Thawing
HEX
#284749
RGB
rgb(40,71,73)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,27.8%,28.6%)
HSL
hsl(184,29%,22%)
HSV
hsv(184,45%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(45,3,0,71)
LAB
lab(28,-11,-5)
LCH
lch(28,12,204)
sRGB
(0.157,0.278,0.286)
HEX8
#284749ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040071073

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
29%
Hue
184°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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