When Shaped Brook circa Arching

#0c9d93 RGB(12,157,147)

About this color

When Shaped Brook circa Arching reads as dark and intense — a cyan tone recorded at #0c9d93, RGB(12, 157, 147).

#0c9d93RGB(12, 157, 147)

HSL 176° · 86% saturation · 33% 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
When Shaped Brook circa Arching
HEX
#0c9d93
RGB
rgb(12,157,147)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,61.6%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(176,86%,33%)
HSV
hsv(176,92%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,6,38)
LAB
lab(58,-36,-5)
LCH
lch(58,36,188)
sRGB
(0.047,0.616,0.576)
HEX8
#0c9d93ff
CSS Name
Decimal
012157147

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
86%
Hue
176°
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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