Dead Char among Shrinking

#016336 RGB(1,99,54)

About this color

Dead Char among Shrinking settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #016336, RGB(1, 99, 54).

#016336RGB(1, 99, 54)

HSL 152° · 98% saturation · 20% 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
Dead Char among Shrinking
HEX
#016336
RGB
rgb(1,99,54)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,38.8%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(152,98%,20%)
HSV
hsv(152,99%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,45,61)
LAB
lab(36,-37,19)
LCH
lch(36,42,153)
sRGB
(0.004,0.388,0.212)
HEX8
#016336ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001099054

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
98%
Hue
152°
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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