When Sunken Basalt beside Scorching

#14633e RGB(20,99,62)

About this color

When Sunken Basalt beside Scorching occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #14633e — RGB(20, 99, 62).

#14633eRGB(20, 99, 62)

HSL 152° · 66% saturation · 23% 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 Sunken Basalt beside Scorching
HEX
#14633e
RGB
rgb(20,99,62)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,38.8%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(152,66%,23%)
HSV
hsv(152,80%,39%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,0,37,61)
LAB
lab(37,-33,15)
LCH
lch(37,36,156)
sRGB
(0.078,0.388,0.243)
HEX8
#14633eff
CSS Name
Decimal
020099062

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
66%
Hue
152°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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