Dusky Ash down the Sapping

#283c3a RGB(40,60,58)

About this color

Dusky Ash down the Sapping is rendered by screens as RGB(40, 60, 58) — a dark, muted cyan hue.

#283c3aRGB(40, 60, 58)

HSL 174° · 20% saturation · 20% 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 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

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
Dusky Ash down the Sapping
HEX
#283c3a
RGB
rgb(40,60,58)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,23.5%,22.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,20%,20%)
HSV
hsv(174,33%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,3,76)
LAB
lab(24,-8,-1)
LCH
lch(24,8,187)
sRGB
(0.157,0.235,0.227)
HEX8
#283c3aff
CSS Name
Decimal
040060058

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
20%
Hue
174°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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