When Wretched Basalt circa Plaguing

#1a3c33 RGB(26,60,51)

About this color

When Wretched Basalt circa Plaguing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1a3c33 — RGB(26, 60, 51).

#1a3c33RGB(26, 60, 51)

HSL 164° · 40% saturation · 17% 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 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Wretched Basalt circa Plaguing
HEX
#1a3c33
RGB
rgb(26,60,51)
RGB%
rgb(10.2%,23.5%,20%)
HSL
hsl(164,40%,17%)
HSV
hsv(164,57%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,15,76)
LAB
lab(23,-15,2)
LCH
lch(23,15,172)
sRGB
(0.102,0.235,0.2)
HEX8
#1a3c33ff
CSS Name
Decimal
026060051

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
40%
Hue
164°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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