When Cheerless Basalt above Suffering

#27544e RGB(39,84,78)

About this color

When Cheerless Basalt above Suffering presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #27544e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#27544eRGB(39, 84, 78)

HSL 172° · 37% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Cheerless Basalt above Suffering
HEX
#27544e
RGB
rgb(39,84,78)
RGB%
rgb(15.3%,32.9%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(172,37%,24%)
HSV
hsv(172,54%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,7,67)
LAB
lab(33,-17,-1)
LCH
lch(33,17,183)
sRGB
(0.153,0.329,0.306)
HEX8
#27544eff
CSS Name
Decimal
039084078

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
37%
Hue
172°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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