The Cairn During Distraught Bleeding

#08120d RGB(8,18,13)

About this color

The Cairn During Distraught Bleeding is a deep cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #08120d on the color spectrum.

#08120dRGB(8, 18, 13)

HSL 150° · 38% saturation · 5% 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 formats

Name
The Cairn During Distraught Bleeding
HEX
#08120d
RGB
rgb(8,18,13)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,7.1%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(150,38%,5%)
HSV
hsv(150,56%,7%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,0,28,93)
LAB
lab(5,-4,1)
LCH
lch(5,4,166)
sRGB
(0.031,0.071,0.051)
HEX8
#08120dff
CSS Name
Decimal
008018013

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Color info

Lightness
5%
Saturation
38%
Hue
150°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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