Darkened Basalt over Howling

#01504c RGB(1,80,76)

About this color

Darkened Basalt over Howling occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #01504c — RGB(1, 80, 76).

#01504cRGB(1, 80, 76)

HSL 177° · 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 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
Darkened Basalt over Howling
HEX
#01504c
RGB
rgb(1,80,76)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,31.4%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(177,98%,16%)
HSV
hsv(177,99%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,5,69)
LAB
lab(30,-22,-4)
LCH
lch(30,22,190)
sRGB
(0.004,0.314,0.298)
HEX8
#01504cff
CSS Name
Decimal
001080076

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
98%
Hue
177°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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