When Jagged Basalt beneath Waning

#205e5e RGB(32,94,94)

About this color

When Jagged Basalt beneath Waning is rendered by screens as RGB(32, 94, 94) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#205e5eRGB(32, 94, 94)

HSL 180° · 49% saturation · 25% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Jagged Basalt beneath Waning
HEX
#205e5e
RGB
rgb(32,94,94)
RGB%
rgb(12.5%,36.9%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(180,49%,25%)
HSV
hsv(180,66%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,0,63)
LAB
lab(36,-19,-6)
LCH
lch(36,20,198)
sRGB
(0.125,0.369,0.369)
HEX8
#205e5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
032094094

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
49%
Hue
180°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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