The Veiled Basalt beyond Sinking

#113c2b RGB(17,60,43)

About this color

The Veiled Basalt beyond Sinking occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #113c2b — RGB(17, 60, 43).

#113c2bRGB(17, 60, 43)

HSL 156° · 56% saturation · 15% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
The Veiled Basalt beyond Sinking
HEX
#113c2b
RGB
rgb(17,60,43)
RGB%
rgb(6.7%,23.5%,16.9%)
HSL
hsl(156,56%,15%)
HSV
hsv(156,72%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,28,76)
LAB
lab(22,-20,6)
LCH
lch(22,21,163)
sRGB
(0.067,0.235,0.169)
HEX8
#113c2bff
CSS Name
Decimal
017060043

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
56%
Hue
156°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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