When Forgotten Carbon alongside Bleeding

#055d5e RGB(5,93,94)

About this color

When Forgotten Carbon alongside Bleeding occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #055d5e — RGB(5, 93, 94).

#055d5eRGB(5, 93, 94)

HSL 181° · 90% saturation · 19% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Forgotten Carbon alongside Bleeding
HEX
#055d5e
RGB
rgb(5,93,94)
RGB%
rgb(2%,36.5%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(181,90%,19%)
HSV
hsv(181,95%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,1,0,63)
LAB
lab(35,-22,-7)
LCH
lch(35,23,198)
sRGB
(0.02,0.365,0.369)
HEX8
#055d5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
005093094

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Color info

Lightness
19%
Saturation
90%
Hue
181°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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