When Moribund Basalt alongside Stunting

#0e453e RGB(14,69,62)

About this color

When Moribund Basalt alongside Stunting is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #0e453e on the color spectrum.

#0e453eRGB(14, 69, 62)

HSL 172° · 66% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Moribund Basalt alongside Stunting
HEX
#0e453e
RGB
rgb(14,69,62)
RGB%
rgb(5.5%,27.1%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(172,66%,16%)
HSV
hsv(172,80%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,10,73)
LAB
lab(26,-19,-1)
LCH
lch(26,19,183)
sRGB
(0.055,0.271,0.243)
HEX8
#0e453eff
CSS Name
Decimal
014069062

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
66%
Hue
172°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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