The Burial down Grimy Collapsing

#28564d RGB(40,86,77)

About this color

The Burial down Grimy Collapsing settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #28564d, RGB(40, 86, 77).

#28564dRGB(40, 86, 77)

HSL 168° · 37% saturation · 25% 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
The Burial down Grimy Collapsing
HEX
#28564d
RGB
rgb(40,86,77)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,33.7%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(168,37%,25%)
HSV
hsv(168,53%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,10,66)
LAB
lab(33,-18,0)
LCH
lch(33,18,180)
sRGB
(0.157,0.337,0.302)
HEX8
#28564dff
CSS Name
Decimal
040086077

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
37%
Hue
168°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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