Fading Abyss until Receding

#0a2a26 RGB(10,42,38)

About this color

Fading Abyss until Receding occupies the deep, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0a2a26 — RGB(10, 42, 38).

#0a2a26RGB(10, 42, 38)

HSL 173° · 62% saturation · 10% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Fading Abyss until Receding
HEX
#0a2a26
RGB
rgb(10,42,38)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,16.5%,14.9%)
HSL
hsl(173,62%,10%)
HSV
hsv(173,76%,16%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,10,84)
LAB
lab(15,-13,-1)
LCH
lch(15,13,184)
sRGB
(0.039,0.165,0.149)
HEX8
#0a2a26ff
CSS Name
Decimal
010042038

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
62%
Hue
173°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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