When the Obscure Basalt amid Eroding

#144d48 RGB(20,77,72)

About this color

When the Obscure Basalt amid Eroding occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #144d48 — RGB(20, 77, 72).

#144d48RGB(20, 77, 72)

HSL 175° · 59% saturation · 19% 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
When the Obscure Basalt amid Eroding
HEX
#144d48
RGB
rgb(20,77,72)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,30.2%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(175,59%,19%)
HSV
hsv(175,74%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,6,70)
LAB
lab(29,-19,-2)
LCH
lch(29,19,186)
sRGB
(0.078,0.302,0.282)
HEX8
#144d48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020077072

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
59%
Hue
175°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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