The Hellish Abyss circa Smoldering

#294640 RGB(41,70,64)

About this color

The Hellish Abyss circa Smoldering settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #294640, RGB(41, 70, 64).

#294640RGB(41, 70, 64)

HSL 168° · 26% saturation · 22% 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 Hellish Abyss circa Smoldering
HEX
#294640
RGB
rgb(41,70,64)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,27.5%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(168,26%,22%)
HSV
hsv(168,41%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,9,73)
LAB
lab(27,-13,0)
LCH
lch(27,13,180)
sRGB
(0.161,0.275,0.251)
HEX8
#294640ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041070064

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
26%
Hue
168°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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