When Ordinary Basin despite Lining

#01aea3 RGB(1,174,163)

About this color

When Ordinary Basin despite Lining settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #01aea3, RGB(1, 174, 163).

#01aea3RGB(1, 174, 163)

HSL 176° · 99% saturation · 34% lightness

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Psychology

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Color formats

Name
When Ordinary Basin despite Lining
HEX
#01aea3
RGB
rgb(1,174,163)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,68.2%,63.9%)
HSL
hsl(176,99%,34%)
HSV
hsv(176,99%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,6,32)
LAB
lab(64,-39,-5)
LCH
lch(64,39,187)
sRGB
(0.004,0.682,0.639)
HEX8
#01aea3ff
CSS Name
Decimal
001174163

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
99%
Hue
176°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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