The Bare Basalt upon the Decaying

#215555 RGB(33,85,85)

About this color

The Bare Basalt upon the Decaying occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #215555 — RGB(33, 85, 85).

#215555RGB(33, 85, 85)

HSL 180° · 44% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

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
The Bare Basalt upon the Decaying
HEX
#215555
RGB
rgb(33,85,85)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,33.3%,33.3%)
HSL
hsl(180,44%,23%)
HSV
hsv(180,61%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,0,67)
LAB
lab(33,-17,-5)
LCH
lch(33,18,196)
sRGB
(0.129,0.333,0.333)
HEX8
#215555ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033085085

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
44%
Hue
180°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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