When Clouded Boulder underneath Decaying

#404543 RGB(64,69,67)

About this color

When Clouded Boulder underneath Decaying is rendered by screens as RGB(64, 69, 67) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#404543RGB(64, 69, 67)

HSL 156° · 4% saturation · 26% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey 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, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Clouded Boulder underneath Decaying
HEX
#404543
RGB
rgb(64,69,67)
RGB%
rgb(25.1%,27.1%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(156,4%,26%)
HSV
hsv(156,7%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(7,0,3,73)
LAB
lab(29,-3,0)
LCH
lch(29,3,180)
sRGB
(0.251,0.271,0.263)
HEX8
#404543ff
CSS Name
Decimal
064069067

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
4%
Hue
156°
Chroma
3
Temperature
WarmCool
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