When Sable Abyss beneath Starving

#28534e RGB(40,83,78)

About this color

When Sable Abyss beneath Starving reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #28534e, RGB(40, 83, 78).

#28534eRGB(40, 83, 78)

HSL 173° · 35% saturation · 24% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Sable Abyss beneath Starving
HEX
#28534e
RGB
rgb(40,83,78)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,32.5%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(173,35%,24%)
HSV
hsv(173,52%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,0,6,67)
LAB
lab(32,-16,-2)
LCH
lch(32,16,187)
sRGB
(0.157,0.325,0.306)
HEX8
#28534eff
CSS Name
Decimal
040083078

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
35%
Hue
173°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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