Dead Basalt across Quelling

#0c5936 RGB(12,89,54)

About this color

Dead Basalt across Quelling occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0c5936 — RGB(12, 89, 54).

#0c5936RGB(12, 89, 54)

HSL 153° · 76% saturation · 20% 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 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

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 formats

Name
Dead Basalt across Quelling
HEX
#0c5936
RGB
rgb(12,89,54)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,34.9%,21.2%)
HSL
hsl(153,76%,20%)
HSV
hsv(153,87%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,0,39,65)
LAB
lab(33,-31,14)
LCH
lch(33,34,156)
sRGB
(0.047,0.349,0.212)
HEX8
#0c5936ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012089054

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
76%
Hue
153°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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