The Desolate Abyss beneath Sapping

#256e50 RGB(37,110,80)

About this color

The Desolate Abyss beneath Sapping is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #256e50 in the RGB color space.

#256e50RGB(37, 110, 80)

HSL 155° · 50% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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 Desolate Abyss beneath Sapping
HEX
#256e50
RGB
rgb(37,110,80)
RGB%
rgb(14.5%,43.1%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(155,50%,29%)
HSV
hsv(155,66%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,27,57)
LAB
lab(41,-30,10)
LCH
lch(41,32,162)
sRGB
(0.145,0.431,0.314)
HEX8
#256e50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
037110080

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
50%
Hue
155°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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