Dreadful Basalt above Writhing

#01292c RGB(1,41,44)

About this color

Dreadful Basalt above Writhing occupies the deep, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #01292c — RGB(1, 41, 44).

#01292cRGB(1, 41, 44)

HSL 184° · 96% saturation · 9% 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
Dreadful Basalt above Writhing
HEX
#01292c
RGB
rgb(1,41,44)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,16.1%,17.3%)
HSL
hsl(184,96%,9%)
HSV
hsv(184,98%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(98,7,0,83)
LAB
lab(14,-12,-6)
LCH
lch(14,13,207)
sRGB
(0.004,0.161,0.173)
HEX8
#01292cff
CSS Name
Decimal
001041044

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
96%
Hue
184°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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