The Acre despite Thick Knitting

#289572 RGB(40,149,114)

About this color

The Acre despite Thick Knitting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #289572 — RGB(40, 149, 114).

#289572RGB(40, 149, 114)

HSL 161° · 58% saturation · 37% 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 Acre despite Thick Knitting
HEX
#289572
RGB
rgb(40,149,114)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,58.4%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(161,58%,37%)
HSV
hsv(161,73%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,23,42)
LAB
lab(55,-39,10)
LCH
lch(55,40,166)
sRGB
(0.157,0.584,0.447)
HEX8
#289572ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040149114

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
58%
Hue
161°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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