The Ash alongside Coarse Collapsing

#313c3d RGB(49,60,61)

About this color

The Ash alongside Coarse Collapsing is a dark cyan with a muted character, positioned at #313c3d on the color spectrum.

#313c3dRGB(49, 60, 61)

HSL 185° · 11% 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 Ash alongside Coarse Collapsing
HEX
#313c3d
RGB
rgb(49,60,61)
RGB%
rgb(19.2%,23.5%,23.9%)
HSL
hsl(185,11%,22%)
HSV
hsv(185,20%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(20,2,0,76)
LAB
lab(24,-4,-2)
LCH
lch(24,4,207)
sRGB
(0.192,0.235,0.239)
HEX8
#313c3dff
CSS Name
Decimal
049060061

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
11%
Hue
185°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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