The Sullen Ash on Dissolving

#313e3b RGB(49,62,59)

About this color

The Sullen Ash on Dissolving occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #313e3b — RGB(49, 62, 59).

#313e3bRGB(49, 62, 59)

HSL 166° · 12% saturation · 22% 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
The Sullen Ash on Dissolving
HEX
#313e3b
RGB
rgb(49,62,59)
RGB%
rgb(19.2%,24.3%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(166,12%,22%)
HSV
hsv(166,21%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,5,76)
LAB
lab(25,-6,0)
LCH
lch(25,6,180)
sRGB
(0.192,0.243,0.231)
HEX8
#313e3bff
CSS Name
Decimal
049062059

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
12%
Hue
166°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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