What Wan Basalt Against Dwindling

#021714 RGB(2,23,20)

About this color

What Wan Basalt Against Dwindling occupies the deep, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #021714 — RGB(2, 23, 20).

#021714RGB(2, 23, 20)

HSL 171° · 84% 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

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
What Wan Basalt Against Dwindling
HEX
#021714
RGB
rgb(2,23,20)
RGB%
rgb(0.8%,9%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(171,84%,5%)
HSV
hsv(171,91%,9%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,0,13,91)
LAB
lab(6,-8,0)
LCH
lch(6,8,180)
sRGB
(0.008,0.09,0.078)
HEX8
#021714ff
CSS Name
Decimal
002023020

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Color info

Lightness
5%
Saturation
84%
Hue
171°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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