When Brooding Char among Suffering

#052423 RGB(5,36,35)

About this color

When Brooding Char among Suffering is a deep cyan with a intense character, positioned at #052423 on the color spectrum.

#052423RGB(5, 36, 35)

HSL 178° · 76% saturation · 8% 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
When Brooding Char among Suffering
HEX
#052423
RGB
rgb(5,36,35)
RGB%
rgb(2%,14.1%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(178,76%,8%)
HSV
hsv(178,86%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,3,86)
LAB
lab(12,-12,-3)
LCH
lch(12,12,194)
sRGB
(0.02,0.141,0.137)
HEX8
#052423ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005036035

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
76%
Hue
178°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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