When Perished Carbon until Faltering

#096f6e RGB(9,111,110)

About this color

When Perished Carbon until Faltering presents itself as a dark, intense cyan shade, sitting at #096f6e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#096f6eRGB(9, 111, 110)

HSL 179° · 85% saturation · 24% 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 Perished Carbon until Faltering
HEX
#096f6e
RGB
rgb(9,111,110)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,43.5%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(179,85%,24%)
HSV
hsv(179,92%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,1,56)
LAB
lab(42,-26,-7)
LCH
lch(42,27,195)
sRGB
(0.035,0.435,0.431)
HEX8
#096f6eff
CSS Name
Decimal
009111110

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
85%
Hue
179°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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