When Corroded Bedrock betwixt Shrinking

#295b53 RGB(41,91,83)

About this color

When Corroded Bedrock betwixt Shrinking is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #295b53 in the RGB color space.

#295b53RGB(41, 91, 83)

HSL 170° · 38% saturation · 26% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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 Corroded Bedrock betwixt Shrinking
HEX
#295b53
RGB
rgb(41,91,83)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,35.7%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(170,38%,26%)
HSV
hsv(170,55%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,0,9,64)
LAB
lab(35,-19,-1)
LCH
lch(35,19,183)
sRGB
(0.161,0.357,0.325)
HEX8
#295b53ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041091083

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
38%
Hue
170°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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