What Plain Arch through Continuing

#0e8ba4 RGB(14,139,164)

About this color

What Plain Arch through Continuing reads as medium-dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #0e8ba4, RGB(14, 139, 164).

#0e8ba4RGB(14, 139, 164)

HSL 190° · 84% saturation · 35% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
What Plain Arch through Continuing
HEX
#0e8ba4
RGB
rgb(14,139,164)
RGB%
rgb(5.5%,54.5%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(190,84%,35%)
HSV
hsv(190,91%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,15,0,36)
LAB
lab(53,-22,-22)
LCH
lch(53,31,225)
sRGB
(0.055,0.545,0.643)
HEX8
#0e8ba4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
014139164

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
84%
Hue
190°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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