When Rancid Basalt without Souring

#0a1a1e RGB(10,26,30)

About this color

When Rancid Basalt without Souring settles into a deep cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #0a1a1e, RGB(10, 26, 30).

#0a1a1eRGB(10, 26, 30)

HSL 192° · 50% saturation · 8% 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
When Rancid Basalt without Souring
HEX
#0a1a1e
RGB
rgb(10,26,30)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,10.2%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(192,50%,8%)
HSV
hsv(192,67%,12%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,13,0,88)
LAB
lab(8,-5,-5)
LCH
lch(8,7,225)
sRGB
(0.039,0.102,0.118)
HEX8
#0a1a1eff
CSS Name
Decimal
010026030

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
50%
Hue
192°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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