What the Heavy Boulder without Burning

#01150f RGB(1,21,15)

About this color

What the Heavy Boulder without Burning is a deep cyan with a intense character, positioned at #01150f on the color spectrum.

#01150fRGB(1, 21, 15)

HSL 162° · 91% saturation · 4% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Heavy Boulder without Burning
HEX
#01150f
RGB
rgb(1,21,15)
RGB%
rgb(0.4%,8.2%,5.9%)
HSL
hsl(162,91%,4%)
HSV
hsv(162,95%,8%)
CMYK
cmyk(95,0,29,92)
LAB
lab(5,-7,1)
LCH
lch(5,7,172)
sRGB
(0.004,0.082,0.059)
HEX8
#01150fff
CSS Name
Decimal
001021015

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Color info

Lightness
4%
Saturation
91%
Hue
162°
Chroma
7
Temperature
WarmCool
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