The Rustic Border before the Bridging

#08acb5 RGB(8,172,181)

About this color

The Rustic Border before the Bridging reads as medium-dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #08acb5, RGB(8, 172, 181).

#08acb5RGB(8, 172, 181)

HSL 183° · 92% saturation · 37% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 formats

Name
The Rustic Border before the Bridging
HEX
#08acb5
RGB
rgb(8,172,181)
RGB%
rgb(3.1%,67.5%,71%)
HSL
hsl(183,92%,37%)
HSV
hsv(183,96%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(96,5,0,29)
LAB
lab(64,-33,-15)
LCH
lch(64,36,204)
sRGB
(0.031,0.675,0.71)
HEX8
#08acb5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
008172181

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
92%
Hue
183°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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