The Empty Basalt beyond Thawing

#164b40 RGB(22,75,64)

About this color

The Empty Basalt beyond Thawing occupies the dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #164b40 — RGB(22, 75, 64).

#164b40RGB(22, 75, 64)

HSL 168° · 55% saturation · 19% 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 Empty Basalt beyond Thawing
HEX
#164b40
RGB
rgb(22,75,64)
RGB%
rgb(8.6%,29.4%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(168,55%,19%)
HSV
hsv(168,71%,29%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,15,71)
LAB
lab(28,-20,1)
LCH
lch(28,20,177)
sRGB
(0.086,0.294,0.251)
HEX8
#164b40ff
CSS Name
Decimal
022075064

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
55%
Hue
168°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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