Empty Cairn toward the Brooding

#09533a RGB(9,83,58)

About this color

Empty Cairn toward the Brooding settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #09533a, RGB(9, 83, 58).

#09533aRGB(9, 83, 58)

HSL 160° · 80% saturation · 18% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
Empty Cairn toward the Brooding
HEX
#09533a
RGB
rgb(9,83,58)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,32.5%,22.7%)
HSL
hsl(160,80%,18%)
HSV
hsv(160,89%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(89,0,30,67)
LAB
lab(31,-28,9)
LCH
lch(31,29,162)
sRGB
(0.035,0.325,0.227)
HEX8
#09533aff
CSS Name
Decimal
009083058

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
80%
Hue
160°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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