The Basalt beneath Lowering Aching

#2c464d RGB(44,70,77)

About this color

The Basalt beneath Lowering Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 70, 77) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#2c464dRGB(44, 70, 77)

HSL 193° · 27% saturation · 24% 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 formats

Name
The Basalt beneath Lowering Aching
HEX
#2c464d
RGB
rgb(44,70,77)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,27.5%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(193,27%,24%)
HSV
hsv(193,43%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,9,0,70)
LAB
lab(28,-8,-7)
LCH
lch(28,11,221)
sRGB
(0.173,0.275,0.302)
HEX8
#2c464dff
CSS Name
Decimal
044070077

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
27%
Hue
193°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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