What the Grimy Ash Around Clouding

#2e585f RGB(46,88,95)

About this color

What the Grimy Ash Around Clouding reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #2e585f, RGB(46, 88, 95).

#2e585fRGB(46, 88, 95)

HSL 189° · 35% saturation · 28% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Grimy Ash Around Clouding
HEX
#2e585f
RGB
rgb(46,88,95)
RGB%
rgb(18%,34.5%,37.3%)
HSL
hsl(189,35%,28%)
HSV
hsv(189,52%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(52,7,0,63)
LAB
lab(35,-12,-9)
LCH
lch(35,15,217)
sRGB
(0.18,0.345,0.373)
HEX8
#2e585fff
CSS Name
Decimal
046088095

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
35%
Hue
189°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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