When the Worn Brine through Suffering

#0a3e38 RGB(10,62,56)

About this color

When the Worn Brine through Suffering is a deep cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #0a3e38 on the color spectrum.

#0a3e38RGB(10, 62, 56)

HSL 173° · 72% saturation · 14% 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 the Worn Brine through Suffering
HEX
#0a3e38
RGB
rgb(10,62,56)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,24.3%,22%)
HSL
hsl(173,72%,14%)
HSV
hsv(173,84%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(84,0,10,76)
LAB
lab(23,-18,-1)
LCH
lch(23,18,183)
sRGB
(0.039,0.243,0.22)
HEX8
#0a3e38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
010062056

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Color info

Lightness
14%
Saturation
72%
Hue
173°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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