Old-fashioned Bay opposite Bordering

#06a89c RGB(6,168,156)

About this color

Old-fashioned Bay opposite Bordering occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #06a89c — RGB(6, 168, 156).

#06a89cRGB(6, 168, 156)

HSL 176° · 93% saturation · 34% 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
Old-fashioned Bay opposite Bordering
HEX
#06a89c
RGB
rgb(6,168,156)
RGB%
rgb(2.4%,65.9%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(176,93%,34%)
HSV
hsv(176,96%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(96,0,7,34)
LAB
lab(62,-39,-4)
LCH
lch(62,39,186)
sRGB
(0.024,0.659,0.612)
HEX8
#06a89cff
CSS Name
Decimal
006168156

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
93%
Hue
176°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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