Ingrained Basin under Rooting

#02bb9c RGB(2,187,156)

About this color

Ingrained Basin under Rooting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #02bb9c — RGB(2, 187, 156).

#02bb9cRGB(2, 187, 156)

HSL 170° · 98% saturation · 37% 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
Ingrained Basin under Rooting
HEX
#02bb9c
RGB
rgb(2,187,156)
RGB%
rgb(0.8%,73.3%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(170,98%,37%)
HSV
hsv(170,99%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(99,0,17,27)
LAB
lab(68,-47,5)
LCH
lch(68,47,174)
sRGB
(0.008,0.733,0.612)
HEX8
#02bb9cff
CSS Name
Decimal
002187156

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
98%
Hue
170°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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