The Basalt beneath Obscure Aching

#09342d RGB(9,52,45)

About this color

The Basalt beneath Obscure Aching is rendered by screens as RGB(9, 52, 45) — a deep, vivid cyan hue.

#09342dRGB(9, 52, 45)

HSL 170° · 70% saturation · 12% 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 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

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
The Basalt beneath Obscure Aching
HEX
#09342d
RGB
rgb(9,52,45)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,20.4%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(170,70%,12%)
HSV
hsv(170,83%,20%)
CMYK
cmyk(83,0,13,80)
LAB
lab(19,-16,0)
LCH
lch(19,16,180)
sRGB
(0.035,0.204,0.176)
HEX8
#09342dff
CSS Name
Decimal
009052045

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Color info

Lightness
12%
Saturation
70%
Hue
170°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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