When Rusted Cavern among Blistering

#09251e RGB(9,37,30)

About this color

When Rusted Cavern among Blistering settles into a deep cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #09251e, RGB(9, 37, 30).

#09251eRGB(9, 37, 30)

HSL 165° · 61% saturation · 9% 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
When Rusted Cavern among Blistering
HEX
#09251e
RGB
rgb(9,37,30)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,14.5%,11.8%)
HSL
hsl(165,61%,9%)
HSV
hsv(165,76%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,19,85)
LAB
lab(12,-13,2)
LCH
lch(12,13,171)
sRGB
(0.035,0.145,0.118)
HEX8
#09251eff
CSS Name
Decimal
009037030

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Color info

Lightness
9%
Saturation
61%
Hue
165°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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