Sunless Carbon outside Sinking

#050b0c RGB(5,11,12)

About this color

Sunless Carbon outside Sinking occupies the deep, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #050b0c — RGB(5, 11, 12).

#050b0cRGB(5, 11, 12)

HSL 189° · 41% saturation · 3% 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
Sunless Carbon outside Sinking
HEX
#050b0c
RGB
rgb(5,11,12)
RGB%
rgb(2%,4.3%,4.7%)
HSL
hsl(189,41%,3%)
HSV
hsv(189,58%,5%)
CMYK
cmyk(58,8,0,95)
LAB
lab(3,-1,-1)
LCH
lch(3,1,225)
sRGB
(0.02,0.043,0.047)
HEX8
#050b0cff
CSS Name
Decimal
005011012

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Color info

Lightness
3%
Saturation
41%
Hue
189°
Chroma
1
Temperature
WarmCool
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