The Stifled Basalt out Thawing

#20524b RGB(32,82,75)

About this color

The Stifled Basalt out Thawing settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #20524b, RGB(32, 82, 75).

#20524bRGB(32, 82, 75)

HSL 172° · 44% saturation · 22% 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
The Stifled Basalt out Thawing
HEX
#20524b
RGB
rgb(32,82,75)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,32.2%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(172,44%,22%)
HSV
hsv(172,61%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,9,68)
LAB
lab(31,-19,-1)
LCH
lch(31,19,183)
sRGB
(0.125,0.322,0.294)
HEX8
#20524bff
CSS Name
Decimal
032082075

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
44%
Hue
172°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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