When Darkened Cairn on Graying

#0c7883 RGB(12,120,131)

About this color

When Darkened Cairn on Graying occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #0c7883 — RGB(12, 120, 131).

#0c7883RGB(12, 120, 131)

HSL 186° · 83% saturation · 28% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
When Darkened Cairn on Graying
HEX
#0c7883
RGB
rgb(12,120,131)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,47.1%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(186,83%,28%)
HSV
hsv(186,91%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,8,0,49)
LAB
lab(46,-23,-14)
LCH
lch(46,27,211)
sRGB
(0.047,0.471,0.514)
HEX8
#0c7883ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012120131

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
83%
Hue
186°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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