What the Decayed Basalt underneath Suffering

#224c4f RGB(34,76,79)

About this color

What the Decayed Basalt underneath Suffering occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #224c4f — RGB(34, 76, 79).

#224c4fRGB(34, 76, 79)

HSL 184° · 40% saturation · 22% 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
What the Decayed Basalt underneath Suffering
HEX
#224c4f
RGB
rgb(34,76,79)
RGB%
rgb(13.3%,29.8%,31%)
HSL
hsl(184,40%,22%)
HSV
hsv(184,57%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(57,4,0,69)
LAB
lab(30,-14,-6)
LCH
lch(30,15,203)
sRGB
(0.133,0.298,0.31)
HEX8
#224c4fff
CSS Name
Decimal
034076079

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
40%
Hue
184°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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