Corroded Ash Inside the Dreading

#081811 RGB(8,24,17)

About this color

Corroded Ash Inside the Dreading settles into a deep cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #081811, RGB(8, 24, 17).

#081811RGB(8, 24, 17)

HSL 154° · 50% saturation · 6% 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
Corroded Ash Inside the Dreading
HEX
#081811
RGB
rgb(8,24,17)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,9.4%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(154,50%,6%)
HSV
hsv(154,67%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,29,91)
LAB
lab(7,-7,2)
LCH
lch(7,7,164)
sRGB
(0.031,0.094,0.067)
HEX8
#081811ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008024017

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Color info

Lightness
6%
Saturation
50%
Hue
154°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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