When the Dusk-bound Basalt amidst Dimming

#283738 RGB(40,55,56)

About this color

When the Dusk-bound Basalt amidst Dimming occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #283738 — RGB(40, 55, 56).

#283738RGB(40, 55, 56)

HSL 184° · 17% saturation · 19% 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 Dusk-bound Basalt amidst Dimming
HEX
#283738
RGB
rgb(40,55,56)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,21.6%,22%)
HSL
hsl(184,17%,19%)
HSV
hsv(184,29%,22%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,2,0,78)
LAB
lab(22,-6,-3)
LCH
lch(22,7,207)
sRGB
(0.157,0.216,0.22)
HEX8
#283738ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040055056

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
17%
Hue
184°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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