Dead Basalt toward Yielding

#0c815c RGB(12,129,92)

About this color

Dead Basalt toward Yielding occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0c815c — RGB(12, 129, 92).

#0c815cRGB(12, 129, 92)

HSL 161° · 83% saturation · 28% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
Dead Basalt toward Yielding
HEX
#0c815c
RGB
rgb(12,129,92)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,50.6%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(161,83%,28%)
HSV
hsv(161,91%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,0,29,49)
LAB
lab(48,-39,12)
LCH
lch(48,41,163)
sRGB
(0.047,0.506,0.361)
HEX8
#0c815cff
CSS Name
Decimal
012129092

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
83%
Hue
161°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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