The Boulder circa Embittered Faltering

#055052 RGB(5,80,82)

About this color

The Boulder circa Embittered Faltering settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #055052, RGB(5, 80, 82).

#055052RGB(5, 80, 82)

HSL 182° · 89% saturation · 17% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Boulder circa Embittered Faltering
HEX
#055052
RGB
rgb(5,80,82)
RGB%
rgb(2%,31.4%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(182,89%,17%)
HSV
hsv(182,94%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,2,0,68)
LAB
lab(30,-20,-7)
LCH
lch(30,21,199)
sRGB
(0.02,0.314,0.322)
HEX8
#055052ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005080082

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
89%
Hue
182°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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