The Veiled Basalt betwixt Shrinking

#293d3b RGB(41,61,59)

About this color

The Veiled Basalt betwixt Shrinking settles into a dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #293d3b, RGB(41, 61, 59).

#293d3bRGB(41, 61, 59)

HSL 174° · 20% saturation · 20% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Veiled Basalt betwixt Shrinking
HEX
#293d3b
RGB
rgb(41,61,59)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,23.9%,23.1%)
HSL
hsl(174,20%,20%)
HSV
hsv(174,33%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,0,3,76)
LAB
lab(24,-8,-1)
LCH
lch(24,8,187)
sRGB
(0.161,0.239,0.231)
HEX8
#293d3bff
CSS Name
Decimal
041061059

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
20%
Hue
174°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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