Murky Bedrock upon Weeping

#0a5a5c RGB(10,90,92)

About this color

Murky Bedrock upon Weeping carries its coordinates at #0a5a5c: a dark cyan with intense saturation.

#0a5a5cRGB(10, 90, 92)

HSL 181° · 80% saturation · 20% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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
Murky Bedrock upon Weeping
HEX
#0a5a5c
RGB
rgb(10,90,92)
RGB%
rgb(3.9%,35.3%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(181,80%,20%)
HSV
hsv(181,89%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,2,0,64)
LAB
lab(34,-21,-8)
LCH
lch(34,22,201)
sRGB
(0.039,0.353,0.361)
HEX8
#0a5a5cff
CSS Name
Decimal
010090092

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
80%
Hue
181°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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