Sable Ash off Withering

#115b4c RGB(17,91,76)

About this color

Sable Ash off Withering settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #115b4c, RGB(17, 91, 76).

#115b4cRGB(17, 91, 76)

HSL 168° · 69% saturation · 21% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Sable Ash off Withering
HEX
#115b4c
RGB
rgb(17,91,76)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,35.7%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(168,69%,21%)
HSV
hsv(168,81%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,16,64)
LAB
lab(34,-26,2)
LCH
lch(34,26,176)
sRGB
(0.067,0.357,0.298)
HEX8
#115b4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
017091076

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
69%
Hue
168°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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