Funereal Basalt beside the Oppressing

#08312a RGB(8,49,42)

About this color

Funereal Basalt beside the Oppressing occupies the deep, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #08312a — RGB(8, 49, 42).

#08312aRGB(8, 49, 42)

HSL 170° · 72% saturation · 11% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
Funereal Basalt beside the Oppressing
HEX
#08312a
RGB
rgb(8,49,42)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,19.2%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(170,72%,11%)
HSV
hsv(170,84%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,14,81)
LAB
lab(18,-16,0)
LCH
lch(18,16,180)
sRGB
(0.031,0.192,0.165)
HEX8
#08312aff
CSS Name
Decimal
008049042

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Color info

Lightness
11%
Saturation
72%
Hue
170°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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