The Lowering Ash without Dreading

#355f5b RGB(53,95,91)

About this color

The Lowering Ash without Dreading settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #355f5b, RGB(53, 95, 91).

#355f5bRGB(53, 95, 91)

HSL 174° · 28% saturation · 29% 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
The Lowering Ash without Dreading
HEX
#355f5b
RGB
rgb(53,95,91)
RGB%
rgb(20.8%,37.3%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,28%,29%)
HSV
hsv(174,44%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(44,0,4,63)
LAB
lab(37,-16,-2)
LCH
lch(37,16,187)
sRGB
(0.208,0.373,0.357)
HEX8
#355f5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
053095091

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
28%
Hue
174°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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