When Decayed Brine atop Perishing

#0e8a63 RGB(14,138,99)

About this color

When Decayed Brine atop Perishing is a dark cyan with a intense character, positioned at #0e8a63 on the color spectrum.

#0e8a63RGB(14, 138, 99)

HSL 161° · 82% saturation · 30% 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 formats

Name
When Decayed Brine atop Perishing
HEX
#0e8a63
RGB
rgb(14,138,99)
RGB%
rgb(5.5%,54.1%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(161,82%,30%)
HSV
hsv(161,90%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(90,0,28,46)
LAB
lab(51,-41,12)
LCH
lch(51,43,164)
sRGB
(0.055,0.541,0.388)
HEX8
#0e8a63ff
CSS Name
Decimal
014138099

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
82%
Hue
161°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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