The Boulder until Scorched Festering

#021612 RGB(2,22,18)

About this color

The Boulder until Scorched Festering presents itself as a deep, intense cyan shade, sitting at #021612 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#021612RGB(2, 22, 18)

HSL 168° · 83% saturation · 5% 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 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 formats

Name
The Boulder until Scorched Festering
HEX
#021612
RGB
rgb(2,22,18)
RGB%
rgb(0.8%,8.6%,7.1%)
HSL
hsl(168,83%,5%)
HSV
hsv(168,91%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,0,18,91)
LAB
lab(6,-7,0)
LCH
lch(6,7,180)
sRGB
(0.008,0.086,0.071)
HEX8
#021612ff
CSS Name
Decimal
002022018

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Color info

Lightness
5%
Saturation
83%
Hue
168°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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