When Moderate Bluff opposite Delineating

#0c908e RGB(12,144,142)

About this color

When Moderate Bluff opposite Delineating presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #0c908e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#0c908eRGB(12, 144, 142)

HSL 179° · 85% saturation · 31% 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 Moderate Bluff opposite Delineating
HEX
#0c908e
RGB
rgb(12,144,142)
RGB%
rgb(4.7%,56.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(179,85%,31%)
HSV
hsv(179,92%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,1,44)
LAB
lab(54,-31,-8)
LCH
lch(54,32,194)
sRGB
(0.047,0.565,0.557)
HEX8
#0c908eff
CSS Name
Decimal
012144142

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
85%
Hue
179°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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