When the Distant Basin Inside Setting

#5a5458 RGB(90,84,88)

About this color

When the Distant Basin Inside Setting is a achromatic, dark grey tone, fixed at #5a5458 in the RGB color space.

#5a5458RGB(90, 84, 88)

HSL 320° · 3% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

As a neutral, grey carries associations of sophistication, restraint, and versatility.

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History

Grey has long been the colour of stone, ash, and iron — the visual register of the industrial city, the winter sky, and the understated suit.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, grey works with almost everything — precisely because it does not compete. Pair it with a single strong accent colour to create clarity, or layer grey tones alone for studied minimalism.

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Color formats

Name
When the Distant Basin Inside Setting
HEX
#5a5458
RGB
rgb(90,84,88)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,32.9%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(320,3%,34%)
HSV
hsv(320,7%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,7,2,65)
LAB
lab(36,3,-1)
LCH
lch(36,3,342)
sRGB
(0.353,0.329,0.345)
HEX8
#5a5458ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090084088

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
3%
Hue
320°
Chroma
3
Temperature
WarmCool
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