The Starless Boulder Since Rusting

#014f50 RGB(1,79,80)

About this color

The Starless Boulder Since Rusting occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #014f50 — RGB(1, 79, 80).

#014f50RGB(1, 79, 80)

HSL 181° · 98% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Starless Boulder Since Rusting
HEX
#014f50
RGB
rgb(1,79,80)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,31%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(181,98%,16%)
HSV
hsv(181,99%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,1,0,69)
LAB
lab(30,-20,-7)
LCH
lch(30,21,199)
sRGB
(0.004,0.31,0.314)
HEX8
#014f50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001079080

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
98%
Hue
181°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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