When Ashen Basalt with Fracturing

#105b43 RGB(16,91,67)

About this color

When Ashen Basalt with Fracturing is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #105b43 on the color spectrum.

#105b43RGB(16, 91, 67)

HSL 161° · 70% saturation · 21% 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 Ashen Basalt with Fracturing
HEX
#105b43
RGB
rgb(16,91,67)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,35.7%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(161,70%,21%)
HSV
hsv(161,82%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(82,0,26,64)
LAB
lab(34,-28,8)
LCH
lch(34,29,164)
sRGB
(0.063,0.357,0.263)
HEX8
#105b43ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016091067

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
70%
Hue
161°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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