The Carbon round Harrowed Eroding

#086552 RGB(8,101,82)

About this color

The Carbon round Harrowed Eroding is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #086552 on the color spectrum.

#086552RGB(8, 101, 82)

HSL 168° · 85% saturation · 21% 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
The Carbon round Harrowed Eroding
HEX
#086552
RGB
rgb(8,101,82)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,39.6%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(168,85%,21%)
HSV
hsv(168,92%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,19,60)
LAB
lab(38,-30,4)
LCH
lch(38,30,172)
sRGB
(0.031,0.396,0.322)
HEX8
#086552ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008101082

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
85%
Hue
168°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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