What the Ash Since Stygian Clouding

#296a59 RGB(41,106,89)

About this color

What the Ash Since Stygian Clouding occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #296a59 — RGB(41, 106, 89).

#296a59RGB(41, 106, 89)

HSL 164° · 44% saturation · 29% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 formats

Name
What the Ash Since Stygian Clouding
HEX
#296a59
RGB
rgb(41,106,89)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,41.6%,34.9%)
HSL
hsl(164,44%,29%)
HSV
hsv(164,61%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,16,58)
LAB
lab(40,-25,3)
LCH
lch(40,25,173)
sRGB
(0.161,0.416,0.349)
HEX8
#296a59ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041106089

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
44%
Hue
164°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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