When the Brooding Ash near Deepening

#0c4f48 RGB(12,79,72)

About this color

When the Brooding Ash near Deepening occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0c4f48 — RGB(12, 79, 72).

#0c4f48RGB(12, 79, 72)

HSL 174° · 74% saturation · 18% 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
When the Brooding Ash near Deepening
HEX
#0c4f48
RGB
rgb(12,79,72)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,31%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(174,74%,18%)
HSV
hsv(174,85%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,9,69)
LAB
lab(30,-22,-2)
LCH
lch(30,22,185)
sRGB
(0.047,0.31,0.282)
HEX8
#0c4f48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012079072

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
74%
Hue
174°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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