The Joyless Ash before Deepening

#09250b RGB(9,37,11)

About this color

The Joyless Ash before Deepening is a vivid, deep green tone, fixed at #09250b in the RGB color space.

#09250bRGB(9, 37, 11)

HSL 124° · 61% saturation · 9% lightness

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Psychology

In its deeper registers green suggests reliability, endurance, and a grounded relationship with nature.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color formats

Name
The Joyless Ash before Deepening
HEX
#09250b
RGB
rgb(9,37,11)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,14.5%,4.3%)
HSL
hsl(124,61%,9%)
HSV
hsv(124,76%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,70,85)
LAB
lab(12,-18,13)
LCH
lch(12,22,144)
sRGB
(0.035,0.145,0.043)
HEX8
#09250bff
CSS Name
Decimal
009037011

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
61%
Hue
124°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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