When Faltering Carbon until Shrouding

#016d8e RGB(1,109,142)

About this color

When Faltering Carbon until Shrouding settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #016d8e, RGB(1, 109, 142).

#016d8eRGB(1, 109, 142)

HSL 194° · 99% saturation · 28% lightness

🧠

Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

🏛️

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.

✏️

Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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.

🎭

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.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When Faltering Carbon until Shrouding
HEX
#016d8e
RGB
rgb(1,109,142)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,42.7%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(194,99%,28%)
HSV
hsv(194,99%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,23,0,44)
LAB
lab(43,-14,-25)
LCH
lch(43,29,241)
sRGB
(0.004,0.427,0.557)
HEX8
#016d8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
001109142

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
99%
Hue
194°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share