When Tenebrous Basalt amidst Shrinking

#19383e RGB(25,56,62)

About this color

When Tenebrous Basalt amidst Shrinking presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #19383e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#19383eRGB(25, 56, 62)

HSL 190° · 43% saturation · 17% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
When Tenebrous Basalt amidst Shrinking
HEX
#19383e
RGB
rgb(25,56,62)
RGB%
rgb(9.8%,22%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(190,43%,17%)
HSV
hsv(190,60%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,10,0,76)
LAB
lab(22,-9,-7)
LCH
lch(22,11,218)
sRGB
(0.098,0.22,0.243)
HEX8
#19383eff
CSS Name
Decimal
025056062

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
43%
Hue
190°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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