Lugubrious Carbon upon Faltering

#0f474c RGB(15,71,76)

About this color

Lugubrious Carbon upon Faltering settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #0f474c, RGB(15, 71, 76).

#0f474cRGB(15, 71, 76)

HSL 185° · 67% saturation · 18% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Lugubrious Carbon upon Faltering
HEX
#0f474c
RGB
rgb(15,71,76)
RGB%
rgb(5.9%,27.8%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(185,67%,18%)
HSV
hsv(185,80%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,7,0,70)
LAB
lab(27,-15,-8)
LCH
lch(27,17,208)
sRGB
(0.059,0.278,0.298)
HEX8
#0f474cff
CSS Name
Decimal
015071076

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
67%
Hue
185°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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