Reflective Border despite Carving

#09b99c RGB(9,185,156)

About this color

Reflective Border despite Carving occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #09b99c — RGB(9, 185, 156).

#09b99cRGB(9, 185, 156)

HSL 170° · 91% saturation · 38% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Reflective Border despite Carving
HEX
#09b99c
RGB
rgb(9,185,156)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,72.5%,61.2%)
HSL
hsl(170,91%,38%)
HSV
hsv(170,95%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,16,27)
LAB
lab(67,-46,4)
LCH
lch(67,46,175)
sRGB
(0.035,0.725,0.612)
HEX8
#09b99cff
CSS Name
Decimal
009185156

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
91%
Hue
170°
Chroma
46
Temperature
WarmCool
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