Smoldering Boulder in the Brooding

#005351 RGB(0,83,81)

About this color

Smoldering Boulder in the Brooding occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #005351 — RGB(0, 83, 81).

#005351RGB(0, 83, 81)

HSL 179° · 100% saturation · 16% 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
Smoldering Boulder in the Brooding
HEX
#005351
RGB
rgb(0,83,81)
RGB%
rgb(0%,32.5%,31.8%)
HSL
hsl(179,100%,16%)
HSV
hsv(179,100%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,2,67)
LAB
lab(31,-22,-5)
LCH
lch(31,23,193)
sRGB
(0,0.325,0.318)
HEX8
#005351ff
CSS Name
Decimal
000083081

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
100%
Hue
179°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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