Downcast Brine with Eroding

#05241c RGB(5,36,28)

About this color

Downcast Brine with Eroding occupies the deep, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #05241c — RGB(5, 36, 28).

#05241cRGB(5, 36, 28)

HSL 165° · 76% saturation · 8% 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
Downcast Brine with Eroding
HEX
#05241c
RGB
rgb(5,36,28)
RGB%
rgb(2%,14.1%,11%)
HSL
hsl(165,76%,8%)
HSV
hsv(165,86%,14%)
CMYK
cmyk(86,0,22,86)
LAB
lab(12,-14,2)
LCH
lch(12,14,172)
sRGB
(0.02,0.141,0.11)
HEX8
#05241cff
CSS Name
Decimal
005036028

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
76%
Hue
165°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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