The Dour Boulder beneath the Eroding

#005235 RGB(0,82,53)

About this color

The Dour Boulder beneath the Eroding occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #005235 — RGB(0, 82, 53).

#005235RGB(0, 82, 53)

HSL 159° · 100% saturation · 16% 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
The Dour Boulder beneath the Eroding
HEX
#005235
RGB
rgb(0,82,53)
RGB%
rgb(0%,32.2%,20.8%)
HSL
hsl(159,100%,16%)
HSV
hsv(159,100%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,35,68)
LAB
lab(30,-30,11)
LCH
lch(30,32,160)
sRGB
(0,0.322,0.208)
HEX8
#005235ff
CSS Name
Decimal
000082053

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
100%
Hue
159°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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