When Austere Boulder via Draining

#135a4e RGB(19,90,78)

About this color

When Austere Boulder via Draining is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #135a4e on the color spectrum.

#135a4eRGB(19, 90, 78)

HSL 170° · 65% 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 Austere Boulder via Draining
HEX
#135a4e
RGB
rgb(19,90,78)
RGB%
rgb(7.5%,35.3%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(170,65%,21%)
HSV
hsv(170,79%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(79,0,13,65)
LAB
lab(34,-24,1)
LCH
lch(34,24,178)
sRGB
(0.075,0.353,0.306)
HEX8
#135a4eff
CSS Name
Decimal
019090078

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
65%
Hue
170°
Chroma
24
Temperature
WarmCool
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