When Scarred Ash beyond Rusting

#097163 RGB(9,113,99)

About this color

When Scarred Ash beyond Rusting settles into a dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #097163, RGB(9, 113, 99).

#097163RGB(9, 113, 99)

HSL 172° · 85% saturation · 24% 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 Scarred Ash beyond Rusting
HEX
#097163
RGB
rgb(9,113,99)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,44.3%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(172,85%,24%)
HSV
hsv(172,92%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(92,0,12,56)
LAB
lab(42,-30,0)
LCH
lch(42,30,180)
sRGB
(0.035,0.443,0.388)
HEX8
#097163ff
CSS Name
Decimal
009113099

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
85%
Hue
172°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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