When Forthright Basin upon Pressing

#0b8e9e RGB(11,142,158)

About this color

When Forthright Basin upon Pressing carries its coordinates at #0b8e9e: a dark cyan with intense saturation.

#0b8e9eRGB(11, 142, 158)

HSL 187° · 87% saturation · 33% 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
When Forthright Basin upon Pressing
HEX
#0b8e9e
RGB
rgb(11,142,158)
RGB%
rgb(4.3%,55.7%,62%)
HSL
hsl(187,87%,33%)
HSV
hsv(187,93%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,10,0,38)
LAB
lab(54,-25,-17)
LCH
lch(54,30,214)
sRGB
(0.043,0.557,0.62)
HEX8
#0b8e9eff
CSS Name
Decimal
011142158

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
87%
Hue
187°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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