The Lightless Basalt alongside Decaying

#29525b RGB(41,82,91)

About this color

The Lightless Basalt alongside Decaying settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #29525b, RGB(41, 82, 91).

#29525bRGB(41, 82, 91)

HSL 191° · 38% saturation · 26% 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 Lightless Basalt alongside Decaying
HEX
#29525b
RGB
rgb(41,82,91)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,32.2%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(191,38%,26%)
HSV
hsv(191,55%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,10,0,64)
LAB
lab(32,-12,-10)
LCH
lch(32,16,220)
sRGB
(0.161,0.322,0.357)
HEX8
#29525bff
CSS Name
Decimal
041082091

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
38%
Hue
191°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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