When the Sustained Basin Inside Calming

#5f5f68 RGB(95,95,104)

About this color

When the Sustained Basin Inside Calming is rendered by screens as RGB(95, 95, 104) — a medium-dark, achromatic grey hue.

#5f5f68RGB(95, 95, 104)

HSL 240° · 5% saturation · 39% 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 formats

Name
When the Sustained Basin Inside Calming
HEX
#5f5f68
RGB
rgb(95,95,104)
RGB%
rgb(37.3%,37.3%,40.8%)
HSL
hsl(240,5%,39%)
HSV
hsv(240,9%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(9,9,0,59)
LAB
lab(41,2,-5)
LCH
lch(41,5,292)
sRGB
(0.373,0.373,0.408)
HEX8
#5f5f68ff
CSS Name
Decimal
095095104

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
5%
Hue
240°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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