When the Cold Basalt up Grieving

#235258 RGB(35,82,88)

About this color

When the Cold Basalt up Grieving occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #235258 — RGB(35, 82, 88).

#235258RGB(35, 82, 88)

HSL 187° · 43% saturation · 24% 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
When the Cold Basalt up Grieving
HEX
#235258
RGB
rgb(35,82,88)
RGB%
rgb(13.7%,32.2%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(187,43%,24%)
HSV
hsv(187,60%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,7,0,65)
LAB
lab(32,-14,-8)
LCH
lch(32,16,210)
sRGB
(0.137,0.322,0.345)
HEX8
#235258ff
CSS Name
Decimal
035082088

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
43%
Hue
187°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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