When Cheerless Carbon for Dimming

#09201e RGB(9,32,30)

About this color

When Cheerless Carbon for Dimming occupies the deep, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #09201e — RGB(9, 32, 30).

#09201eRGB(9, 32, 30)

HSL 175° · 56% saturation · 8% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Cheerless Carbon for Dimming
HEX
#09201e
RGB
rgb(9,32,30)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,12.5%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(175,56%,8%)
HSV
hsv(175,72%,13%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,6,87)
LAB
lab(10,-10,-1)
LCH
lch(10,10,186)
sRGB
(0.035,0.125,0.118)
HEX8
#09201eff
CSS Name
Decimal
009032030

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Color info

Lightness
8%
Saturation
56%
Hue
175°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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