When Dependable Bluff unto Fitting

#00a493 RGB(0,164,147)

About this color

When Dependable Bluff unto Fitting occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #00a493 — RGB(0, 164, 147).

#00a493RGB(0, 164, 147)

HSL 174° · 100% saturation · 32% 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 formats

Name
When Dependable Bluff unto Fitting
HEX
#00a493
RGB
rgb(0,164,147)
RGB%
rgb(0%,64.3%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(174,100%,32%)
HSV
hsv(174,100%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(100,0,10,36)
LAB
lab(60,-40,-1)
LCH
lch(60,40,181)
sRGB
(0,0.643,0.576)
HEX8
#00a493ff
CSS Name
Decimal
000164147

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
100%
Hue
174°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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