Hushed Basalt until Dissolving

#106c56 RGB(16,108,86)

About this color

Hushed Basalt until Dissolving occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #106c56 — RGB(16, 108, 86).

#106c56RGB(16, 108, 86)

HSL 166° · 74% saturation · 24% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Hushed Basalt until Dissolving
HEX
#106c56
RGB
rgb(16,108,86)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,42.4%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(166,74%,24%)
HSV
hsv(166,85%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,20,58)
LAB
lab(40,-31,5)
LCH
lch(40,31,171)
sRGB
(0.063,0.424,0.337)
HEX8
#106c56ff
CSS Name
Decimal
016108086

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
74%
Hue
166°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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