Heartsick Ash over Shattering

#394f4c RGB(57,79,76)

About this color

Heartsick Ash over Shattering occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #394f4c — RGB(57, 79, 76).

#394f4cRGB(57, 79, 76)

HSL 172° · 16% saturation · 27% 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
Heartsick Ash over Shattering
HEX
#394f4c
RGB
rgb(57,79,76)
RGB%
rgb(22.4%,31%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(172,16%,27%)
HSV
hsv(172,28%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,0,4,69)
LAB
lab(32,-9,-1)
LCH
lch(32,9,186)
sRGB
(0.224,0.31,0.298)
HEX8
#394f4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
057079076

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
16%
Hue
172°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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