What the Leaden Basalt Around Brooding

#36403f RGB(54,64,63)

About this color

What the Leaden Basalt Around Brooding settles into a dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #36403f, RGB(54, 64, 63).

#36403fRGB(54, 64, 63)

HSL 174° · 8% saturation · 23% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
What the Leaden Basalt Around Brooding
HEX
#36403f
RGB
rgb(54,64,63)
RGB%
rgb(21.2%,25.1%,24.7%)
HSL
hsl(174,8%,23%)
HSV
hsv(174,16%,25%)
CMYK
cmyk(16,0,2,75)
LAB
lab(26,-4,-1)
LCH
lch(26,4,194)
sRGB
(0.212,0.251,0.247)
HEX8
#36403fff
CSS Name
Decimal
054064063

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
8%
Hue
174°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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