The Basalt between Bleak Dimming

#374342 RGB(55,67,66)

About this color

The Basalt between Bleak Dimming occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #374342 — RGB(55, 67, 66).

#374342RGB(55, 67, 66)

HSL 175° · 10% 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

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
The Basalt between Bleak Dimming
HEX
#374342
RGB
rgb(55,67,66)
RGB%
rgb(21.6%,26.3%,25.9%)
HSL
hsl(175,10%,24%)
HSV
hsv(175,18%,26%)
CMYK
cmyk(18,0,1,74)
LAB
lab(27,-5,-1)
LCH
lch(27,5,191)
sRGB
(0.216,0.263,0.259)
HEX8
#374342ff
CSS Name
Decimal
055067066

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
10%
Hue
175°
Chroma
5
Temperature
WarmCool
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