When Gloomy Basalt throughout Staining

#3b544e RGB(59,84,78)

About this color

When Gloomy Basalt throughout Staining is rendered by screens as RGB(59, 84, 78) — a dark, muted cyan hue.

#3b544eRGB(59, 84, 78)

HSL 166° · 17% saturation · 28% 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 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

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 Gloomy Basalt throughout Staining
HEX
#3b544e
RGB
rgb(59,84,78)
RGB%
rgb(23.1%,32.9%,30.6%)
HSL
hsl(166,17%,28%)
HSV
hsv(166,30%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,0,7,67)
LAB
lab(34,-11,0)
LCH
lch(34,11,180)
sRGB
(0.231,0.329,0.306)
HEX8
#3b544eff
CSS Name
Decimal
059084078

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
17%
Hue
166°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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