The Grey Basalt beyond Fettering

#096c40 RGB(9,108,64)

About this color

The Grey Basalt beyond Fettering occupies the dark, intense end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #096c40 — RGB(9, 108, 64).

#096c40RGB(9, 108, 64)

HSL 153° · 85% saturation · 23% 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 Grey Basalt beyond Fettering
HEX
#096c40
RGB
rgb(9,108,64)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,42.4%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(153,85%,23%)
HSV
hsv(153,92%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,41,58)
LAB
lab(40,-37,17)
LCH
lch(40,41,155)
sRGB
(0.035,0.424,0.251)
HEX8
#096c40ff
CSS Name
Decimal
009108064

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
85%
Hue
153°
Chroma
41
Temperature
WarmCool
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