What the Basalt despite Brooding Quaking

#1b4b39 RGB(27,75,57)

About this color

What the Basalt despite Brooding Quaking occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #1b4b39 — RGB(27, 75, 57).

#1b4b39RGB(27, 75, 57)

HSL 158° · 47% saturation · 20% 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
What the Basalt despite Brooding Quaking
HEX
#1b4b39
RGB
rgb(27,75,57)
RGB%
rgb(10.6%,29.4%,22.4%)
HSL
hsl(158,47%,20%)
HSV
hsv(158,64%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,0,24,71)
LAB
lab(28,-21,6)
LCH
lch(28,22,164)
sRGB
(0.106,0.294,0.224)
HEX8
#1b4b39ff
CSS Name
Decimal
027075057

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
47%
Hue
158°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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