What the Comfortless Abyss for Rusting

#38584f RGB(56,88,79)

About this color

What the Comfortless Abyss for Rusting occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #38584f — RGB(56, 88, 79).

#38584fRGB(56, 88, 79)

HSL 163° · 22% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Comfortless Abyss for Rusting
HEX
#38584f
RGB
rgb(56,88,79)
RGB%
rgb(22%,34.5%,31%)
HSL
hsl(163,22%,28%)
HSV
hsv(163,36%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(36,0,10,65)
LAB
lab(35,-14,1)
LCH
lch(35,14,176)
sRGB
(0.22,0.345,0.31)
HEX8
#38584fff
CSS Name
Decimal
056088079

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
22%
Hue
163°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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