What Wretched Basalt off Grieving

#012314 RGB(1,35,20)

About this color

What Wretched Basalt off Grieving presents itself as a deep, intense cyan shade, sitting at #012314 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#012314RGB(1, 35, 20)

HSL 154° · 94% saturation · 7% 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 deep cyan like this works well as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
What Wretched Basalt off Grieving
HEX
#012314
RGB
rgb(1,35,20)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,13.7%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(154,94%,7%)
HSV
hsv(154,97%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,43,86)
LAB
lab(11,-17,7)
LCH
lch(11,18,158)
sRGB
(0.004,0.137,0.078)
HEX8
#012314ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001035020

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Color info

Lightness
7%
Saturation
94%
Hue
154°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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