Quiescent Arch within Grading

#09a496 RGB(9,164,150)

About this color

Quiescent Arch within Grading reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #09a496, RGB(9, 164, 150).

#09a496RGB(9, 164, 150)

HSL 175° · 90% saturation · 34% 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 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 formats

Name
Quiescent Arch within Grading
HEX
#09a496
RGB
rgb(9,164,150)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,64.3%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(175,90%,34%)
HSV
hsv(175,95%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,9,36)
LAB
lab(61,-38,-3)
LCH
lch(61,38,185)
sRGB
(0.035,0.643,0.588)
HEX8
#09a496ff
CSS Name
Decimal
009164150

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
90%
Hue
175°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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