The Lightless Basalt until Numbing

#152c30 RGB(21,44,48)

About this color

The Lightless Basalt until Numbing is rendered by screens as RGB(21, 44, 48) — a deep, moderate cyan hue.

#152c30RGB(21, 44, 48)

HSL 189° · 39% saturation · 14% 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
The Lightless Basalt until Numbing
HEX
#152c30
RGB
rgb(21,44,48)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,17.3%,18.8%)
HSL
hsl(189,39%,14%)
HSV
hsv(189,56%,19%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,8,0,81)
LAB
lab(16,-8,-5)
LCH
lch(16,9,212)
sRGB
(0.082,0.173,0.188)
HEX8
#152c30ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021044048

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
39%
Hue
189°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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