Recollected Acre circa Layering

#2189a6 RGB(33,137,166)

About this color

Recollected Acre circa Layering settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #2189a6, RGB(33, 137, 166).

#2189a6RGB(33, 137, 166)

HSL 193° · 67% saturation · 39% 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
Recollected Acre circa Layering
HEX
#2189a6
RGB
rgb(33,137,166)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,53.7%,65.1%)
HSL
hsl(193,67%,39%)
HSV
hsv(193,80%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(80,17,0,35)
LAB
lab(53,-18,-24)
LCH
lch(53,30,233)
sRGB
(0.129,0.537,0.651)
HEX8
#2189a6ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033137166

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
67%
Hue
193°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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