The Lowering Cave after Plunging

#0f2520 RGB(15,37,32)

About this color

The Lowering Cave after Plunging is a moderate, deep cyan tone, fixed at #0f2520 in the RGB color space.

#0f2520RGB(15, 37, 32)

HSL 166° · 42% saturation · 10% 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
The Lowering Cave after Plunging
HEX
#0f2520
RGB
rgb(15,37,32)
RGB%
rgb(5.9%,14.5%,12.5%)
HSL
hsl(166,42%,10%)
HSV
hsv(166,59%,15%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,14,85)
LAB
lab(13,-10,1)
LCH
lch(13,10,174)
sRGB
(0.059,0.145,0.125)
HEX8
#0f2520ff
CSS Name
Decimal
015037032

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Color info

Lightness
10%
Saturation
42%
Hue
166°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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