When Dreadful Basalt toward Graying

#14634e RGB(20,99,78)

About this color

When Dreadful Basalt toward Graying is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #14634e on the color spectrum.

#14634eRGB(20, 99, 78)

HSL 164° · 66% saturation · 23% 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 Dreadful Basalt toward Graying
HEX
#14634e
RGB
rgb(20,99,78)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,38.8%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(164,66%,23%)
HSV
hsv(164,80%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,21,61)
LAB
lab(37,-29,5)
LCH
lch(37,29,170)
sRGB
(0.078,0.388,0.306)
HEX8
#14634eff
CSS Name
Decimal
020099078

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
66%
Hue
164°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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