Desolate Basalt above the Fracturing

#10586a RGB(16,88,106)

About this color

Desolate Basalt above the Fracturing settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #10586a, RGB(16, 88, 106).

#10586aRGB(16, 88, 106)

HSL 192° · 74% saturation · 24% 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 formats

Name
Desolate Basalt above the Fracturing
HEX
#10586a
RGB
rgb(16,88,106)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,34.5%,41.6%)
HSL
hsl(192,74%,24%)
HSV
hsv(192,85%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,17,0,58)
LAB
lab(34,-14,-16)
LCH
lch(34,21,229)
sRGB
(0.063,0.345,0.416)
HEX8
#10586aff
CSS Name
Decimal
016088106

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
74%
Hue
192°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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