Brooding Basalt down the Decaying

#1d4841 RGB(29,72,65)

About this color

Brooding Basalt down the Decaying settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #1d4841, RGB(29, 72, 65).

#1d4841RGB(29, 72, 65)

HSL 170° · 43% saturation · 20% 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

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.

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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.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Brooding Basalt down the Decaying
HEX
#1d4841
RGB
rgb(29,72,65)
RGB%
rgb(11.4%,28.2%,25.5%)
HSL
hsl(170,43%,20%)
HSV
hsv(170,60%,28%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,0,10,72)
LAB
lab(28,-17,0)
LCH
lch(28,17,180)
sRGB
(0.114,0.282,0.255)
HEX8
#1d4841ff
CSS Name
Decimal
029072065

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
43%
Hue
170°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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