Steely Basalt through the Freezing

#183831 RGB(24,56,49)

About this color

Steely Basalt through the Freezing is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #183831 on the color spectrum.

#183831RGB(24, 56, 49)

HSL 167° · 40% saturation · 16% lightness

🧠

Psychology

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

🏛️

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.

✏️

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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Steely Basalt through the Freezing
HEX
#183831
RGB
rgb(24,56,49)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,22%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(167,40%,16%)
HSV
hsv(167,57%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,0,13,78)
LAB
lab(21,-14,1)
LCH
lch(21,14,176)
sRGB
(0.094,0.22,0.192)
HEX8
#183831ff
CSS Name
Decimal
024056049

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
40%
Hue
167°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share