Muted Basalt above the Quaking

#0a3631 RGB(10,54,49)

About this color

Muted Basalt above the Quaking presents itself as a deep, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #0a3631 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#0a3631RGB(10, 54, 49)

HSL 173° · 69% saturation · 13% 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
Muted Basalt above the Quaking
HEX
#0a3631
RGB
rgb(10,54,49)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,21.2%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(173,69%,13%)
HSV
hsv(173,81%,21%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,9,79)
LAB
lab(20,-16,-1)
LCH
lch(20,16,184)
sRGB
(0.039,0.212,0.192)
HEX8
#0a3631ff
CSS Name
Decimal
010054049

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Color info

Lightness
13%
Saturation
69%
Hue
173°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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