When Grimy Carbon from Perishing

#076c73 RGB(7,108,115)

About this color

When Grimy Carbon from Perishing occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #076c73 — RGB(7, 108, 115).

#076c73RGB(7, 108, 115)

HSL 184° · 89% saturation · 24% 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
When Grimy Carbon from Perishing
HEX
#076c73
RGB
rgb(7,108,115)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,42.4%,45.1%)
HSL
hsl(184,89%,24%)
HSV
hsv(184,94%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(94,6,0,55)
LAB
lab(41,-23,-11)
LCH
lch(41,25,206)
sRGB
(0.027,0.424,0.451)
HEX8
#076c73ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007108115

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
89%
Hue
184°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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