When the Thunderous Basalt between Crushing

#065b48 RGB(6,91,72)

About this color

When the Thunderous Basalt between Crushing presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #065b48 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#065b48RGB(6, 91, 72)

HSL 167° · 88% saturation · 19% 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 dark 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
When the Thunderous Basalt between Crushing
HEX
#065b48
RGB
rgb(6,91,72)
RGB%
rgb(2.4%,35.7%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(167,88%,19%)
HSV
hsv(167,93%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,21,64)
LAB
lab(34,-28,4)
LCH
lch(34,28,172)
sRGB
(0.024,0.357,0.282)
HEX8
#065b48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
006091072

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
88%
Hue
167°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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