When Aching Bedrock before Shrinking

#097183 RGB(9,113,131)

About this color

When Aching Bedrock before Shrinking carries its coordinates at #097183: a dark cyan with intense saturation.

#097183RGB(9, 113, 131)

HSL 189° · 87% saturation · 27% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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 Aching Bedrock before Shrinking
HEX
#097183
RGB
rgb(9,113,131)
RGB%
rgb(3.5%,44.3%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(189,87%,27%)
HSV
hsv(189,93%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(93,14,0,49)
LAB
lab(44,-20,-17)
LCH
lch(44,26,220)
sRGB
(0.035,0.443,0.514)
HEX8
#097183ff
CSS Name
Decimal
009113131

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
87%
Hue
189°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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