When Rustic Alcove underneath Spinning

#10936e RGB(16,147,110)

About this color

When Rustic Alcove underneath Spinning settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #10936e, RGB(16, 147, 110).

#10936eRGB(16, 147, 110)

HSL 163° · 80% saturation · 32% 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 Rustic Alcove underneath Spinning
HEX
#10936e
RGB
rgb(16,147,110)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,57.6%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(163,80%,32%)
HSV
hsv(163,89%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,25,42)
LAB
lab(54,-42,11)
LCH
lch(54,43,165)
sRGB
(0.063,0.576,0.431)
HEX8
#10936eff
CSS Name
Decimal
016147110

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
80%
Hue
163°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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