Contemplative Atoll outside Harboring

#14a6a6 RGB(20,166,166)

About this color

Contemplative Atoll outside Harboring occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #14a6a6 — RGB(20, 166, 166).

#14a6a6RGB(20, 166, 166)

HSL 180° · 78% saturation · 36% 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 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

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 formats

Name
Contemplative Atoll outside Harboring
HEX
#14a6a6
RGB
rgb(20,166,166)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,65.1%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(180,78%,36%)
HSV
hsv(180,88%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,0,35)
LAB
lab(62,-34,-10)
LCH
lch(62,35,196)
sRGB
(0.078,0.651,0.651)
HEX8
#14a6a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
020166166

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
78%
Hue
180°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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