When Ravenous Basalt till Stalling

#153c33 RGB(21,60,51)

About this color

When Ravenous Basalt till Stalling settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #153c33, RGB(21, 60, 51).

#153c33RGB(21, 60, 51)

HSL 166° · 48% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Ravenous Basalt till Stalling
HEX
#153c33
RGB
rgb(21,60,51)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,23.5%,20%)
HSL
hsl(166,48%,16%)
HSV
hsv(166,65%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,15,76)
LAB
lab(22,-16,1)
LCH
lch(22,16,176)
sRGB
(0.082,0.235,0.2)
HEX8
#153c33ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021060051

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
48%
Hue
166°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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