When Shattered Basalt before Souring

#1e574e RGB(30,87,78)

About this color

When Shattered Basalt before Souring reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #1e574e, RGB(30, 87, 78).

#1e574eRGB(30, 87, 78)

HSL 171° · 49% saturation · 23% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Shattered Basalt before Souring
HEX
#1e574e
RGB
rgb(30,87,78)
RGB%
rgb(11.8%,34.1%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(171,49%,23%)
HSV
hsv(171,66%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,10,66)
LAB
lab(33,-21,0)
LCH
lch(33,21,180)
sRGB
(0.118,0.341,0.306)
HEX8
#1e574eff
CSS Name
Decimal
030087078

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
49%
Hue
171°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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