When Grave Basalt out Stifling

#005b43 RGB(0,91,67)

About this color

When Grave Basalt out Stifling presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #005b43 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#005b43RGB(0, 91, 67)

HSL 164° · 100% saturation · 18% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Grave Basalt out Stifling
HEX
#005b43
RGB
rgb(0,91,67)
RGB%
rgb(0%,35.7%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(164,100%,18%)
HSV
hsv(164,100%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,26,64)
LAB
lab(34,-30,7)
LCH
lch(34,31,167)
sRGB
(0,0.357,0.263)
HEX8
#005b43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
000091067

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
100%
Hue
164°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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