When Grim Carbon via Wracking

#086e6e RGB(8,110,110)

About this color

When Grim Carbon via Wracking settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #086e6e, RGB(8, 110, 110).

#086e6eRGB(8, 110, 110)

HSL 180° · 86% saturation · 23% 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 Grim Carbon via Wracking
HEX
#086e6e
RGB
rgb(8,110,110)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,43.1%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(180,86%,23%)
HSV
hsv(180,93%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,0,0,57)
LAB
lab(42,-25,-7)
LCH
lch(42,26,196)
sRGB
(0.031,0.431,0.431)
HEX8
#086e6eff
CSS Name
Decimal
008110110

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
86%
Hue
180°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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