The Cave beneath Grim Sinking

#085f52 RGB(8,95,82)

About this color

The Cave beneath Grim Sinking occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #085f52 — RGB(8, 95, 82).

#085f52RGB(8, 95, 82)

HSL 171° · 84% saturation · 20% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Cave beneath Grim Sinking
HEX
#085f52
RGB
rgb(8,95,82)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,37.3%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(171,84%,20%)
HSV
hsv(171,92%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,14,63)
LAB
lab(36,-27,1)
LCH
lch(36,27,178)
sRGB
(0.031,0.373,0.322)
HEX8
#085f52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008095082

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
84%
Hue
171°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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