What the Cape before Copper Embedding

#059999 RGB(5,153,153)

About this color

What the Cape before Copper Embedding occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #059999 — RGB(5, 153, 153).

#059999RGB(5, 153, 153)

HSL 180° · 94% saturation · 31% 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
What the Cape before Copper Embedding
HEX
#059999
RGB
rgb(5,153,153)
RGB%
rgb(2%,60%,60%)
HSL
hsl(180,94%,31%)
HSV
hsv(180,97%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(97,0,0,40)
LAB
lab(57,-33,-10)
LCH
lch(57,34,197)
sRGB
(0.02,0.6,0.6)
HEX8
#059999ff
CSS Name
Decimal
005153153

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
94%
Hue
180°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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