When the Ebbing Basalt despite Souring

#078688 RGB(7,134,136)

About this color

When the Ebbing Basalt despite Souring is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #078688 on the color spectrum.

#078688RGB(7, 134, 136)

HSL 181° · 90% saturation · 28% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Ebbing Basalt despite Souring
HEX
#078688
RGB
rgb(7,134,136)
RGB%
rgb(2.7%,52.5%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(181,90%,28%)
HSV
hsv(181,95%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,1,0,47)
LAB
lab(51,-29,-10)
LCH
lch(51,31,199)
sRGB
(0.027,0.525,0.533)
HEX8
#078688ff
CSS Name
Decimal
007134136

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
90%
Hue
181°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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