Tarnished Basalt circa Hardening

#105856 RGB(16,88,86)

About this color

Tarnished Basalt circa Hardening is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #105856 on the color spectrum.

#105856RGB(16, 88, 86)

HSL 178° · 69% saturation · 20% 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
Tarnished Basalt circa Hardening
HEX
#105856
RGB
rgb(16,88,86)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,34.5%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(178,69%,20%)
HSV
hsv(178,82%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,2,65)
LAB
lab(33,-21,-5)
LCH
lch(33,22,193)
sRGB
(0.063,0.345,0.337)
HEX8
#105856ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016088086

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
69%
Hue
178°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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