Remorseless Basalt up the Withering

#142b2a RGB(20,43,42)

About this color

Remorseless Basalt up the Withering occupies the deep, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #142b2a — RGB(20, 43, 42).

#142b2aRGB(20, 43, 42)

HSL 177° · 37% saturation · 12% 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 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

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
Remorseless Basalt up the Withering
HEX
#142b2a
RGB
rgb(20,43,42)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,16.9%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(177,37%,12%)
HSV
hsv(177,53%,17%)
CMYK
cmyk(53,0,2,83)
LAB
lab(16,-9,-2)
LCH
lch(16,9,193)
sRGB
(0.078,0.169,0.165)
HEX8
#142b2aff
CSS Name
Decimal
020043042

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
37%
Hue
177°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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