Corroded Basalt alongside Splintering

#146c6c RGB(20,108,108)

About this color

Corroded Basalt alongside Splintering occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #146c6c — RGB(20, 108, 108).

#146c6cRGB(20, 108, 108)

HSL 180° · 69% saturation · 25% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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
Corroded Basalt alongside Splintering
HEX
#146c6c
RGB
rgb(20,108,108)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,42.4%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(180,69%,25%)
HSV
hsv(180,81%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(81,0,0,58)
LAB
lab(41,-24,-7)
LCH
lch(41,25,196)
sRGB
(0.078,0.424,0.424)
HEX8
#146c6cff
CSS Name
Decimal
020108108

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
69%
Hue
180°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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