When Cracked Bedrock underneath Grieving

#285563 RGB(40,85,99)

About this color

When Cracked Bedrock underneath Grieving is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #285563 on the color spectrum.

#285563RGB(40, 85, 99)

HSL 194° · 42% saturation · 27% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Cracked Bedrock underneath Grieving
HEX
#285563
RGB
rgb(40,85,99)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,33.3%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(194,42%,27%)
HSV
hsv(194,60%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,14,0,61)
LAB
lab(34,-11,-13)
LCH
lch(34,17,230)
sRGB
(0.157,0.333,0.388)
HEX8
#285563ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040085099

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
42%
Hue
194°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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