When the Hoary Basalt until Haunting

#072618 RGB(7,38,24)

About this color

When the Hoary Basalt until Haunting presents itself as a deep, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #072618 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#072618RGB(7, 38, 24)

HSL 153° · 69% saturation · 9% 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 deep cyan like this works well as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Hoary Basalt until Haunting
HEX
#072618
RGB
rgb(7,38,24)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,14.9%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(153,69%,9%)
HSV
hsv(153,82%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,37,85)
LAB
lab(13,-16,6)
LCH
lch(13,17,159)
sRGB
(0.027,0.149,0.094)
HEX8
#072618ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007038024

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
69%
Hue
153°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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