When Waning Basalt down Perishing

#0a3d2e RGB(10,61,46)

About this color

When Waning Basalt down Perishing occupies the deep, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0a3d2e — RGB(10, 61, 46).

#0a3d2eRGB(10, 61, 46)

HSL 162° · 72% saturation · 14% 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 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

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
When Waning Basalt down Perishing
HEX
#0a3d2e
RGB
rgb(10,61,46)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,23.9%,18%)
HSL
hsl(162,72%,14%)
HSV
hsv(162,84%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,25,76)
LAB
lab(22,-21,5)
LCH
lch(22,22,167)
sRGB
(0.039,0.239,0.18)
HEX8
#0a3d2eff
CSS Name
Decimal
010061046

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
72%
Hue
162°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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