The Dim Basalt down Overshadowing

#154950 RGB(21,73,80)

About this color

The Dim Basalt down Overshadowing occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #154950 — RGB(21, 73, 80).

#154950RGB(21, 73, 80)

HSL 187° · 58% saturation · 20% 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 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

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 Dim Basalt down Overshadowing
HEX
#154950
RGB
rgb(21,73,80)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,28.6%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(187,58%,20%)
HSV
hsv(187,74%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,9,0,69)
LAB
lab(28,-14,-9)
LCH
lch(28,17,213)
sRGB
(0.082,0.286,0.314)
HEX8
#154950ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021073080

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
58%
Hue
187°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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