The Basalt underneath Smoldering Quenching

#185b52 RGB(24,91,82)

About this color

The Basalt underneath Smoldering Quenching is a vivid, dark cyan tone, fixed at #185b52 in the RGB color space.

#185b52RGB(24, 91, 82)

HSL 172° · 58% saturation · 23% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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
The Basalt underneath Smoldering Quenching
HEX
#185b52
RGB
rgb(24,91,82)
RGB%
rgb(9.4%,35.7%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(172,58%,23%)
HSV
hsv(172,74%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,10,64)
LAB
lab(35,-23,-1)
LCH
lch(35,23,182)
sRGB
(0.094,0.357,0.322)
HEX8
#185b52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
024091082

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
58%
Hue
172°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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