The Basalt off Aged Stagnating

#044332 RGB(4,67,50)

About this color

The Basalt off Aged Stagnating is a intense, deep cyan tone, fixed at #044332 in the RGB color space.

#044332RGB(4, 67, 50)

HSL 164° · 89% saturation · 14% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Basalt off Aged Stagnating
HEX
#044332
RGB
rgb(4,67,50)
RGB%
rgb(1.6%,26.3%,19.6%)
HSL
hsl(164,89%,14%)
HSV
hsv(164,94%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,0,25,74)
LAB
lab(25,-23,5)
LCH
lch(25,24,168)
sRGB
(0.016,0.263,0.196)
HEX8
#044332ff
CSS Name
Decimal
004067050

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
89%
Hue
164°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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