Tenebrous Cavern with Dissolving

#0a474c RGB(10,71,76)

About this color

Tenebrous Cavern with Dissolving settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #0a474c, RGB(10, 71, 76).

#0a474cRGB(10, 71, 76)

HSL 185° · 77% saturation · 17% 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
Tenebrous Cavern with Dissolving
HEX
#0a474c
RGB
rgb(10,71,76)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,27.8%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(185,77%,17%)
HSV
hsv(185,87%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(87,7,0,70)
LAB
lab(27,-16,-8)
LCH
lch(27,18,207)
sRGB
(0.039,0.278,0.298)
HEX8
#0a474cff
CSS Name
Decimal
010071076

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Color info

Lightness
17%
Saturation
77%
Hue
185°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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