The Basalt beneath Veiled Dreading

#0a4e4d RGB(10,78,77)

About this color

The Basalt beneath Veiled Dreading reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #0a4e4d, RGB(10, 78, 77).

#0a4e4dRGB(10, 78, 77)

HSL 179° · 77% saturation · 17% 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 dark cyan like this works well 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

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
The Basalt beneath Veiled Dreading
HEX
#0a4e4d
RGB
rgb(10,78,77)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,30.6%,30.2%)
HSL
hsl(179,77%,17%)
HSV
hsv(179,87%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,1,69)
LAB
lab(30,-20,-5)
LCH
lch(30,21,194)
sRGB
(0.039,0.306,0.302)
HEX8
#0a4e4dff
CSS Name
Decimal
010078077

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
77%
Hue
179°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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