When Drained Basalt until Smoldering

#144643 RGB(20,70,67)

About this color

When Drained Basalt until Smoldering reads as dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #144643, RGB(20, 70, 67).

#144643RGB(20, 70, 67)

HSL 176° · 56% saturation · 18% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
When Drained Basalt until Smoldering
HEX
#144643
RGB
rgb(20,70,67)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,27.5%,26.3%)
HSL
hsl(176,56%,18%)
HSV
hsv(176,71%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,4,73)
LAB
lab(27,-17,-3)
LCH
lch(27,17,190)
sRGB
(0.078,0.275,0.263)
HEX8
#144643ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020070067

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
56%
Hue
176°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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