Frozen Boulder until the Dissolving

#294e4a RGB(41,78,74)

About this color

Frozen Boulder until the Dissolving occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #294e4a — RGB(41, 78, 74).

#294e4aRGB(41, 78, 74)

HSL 174° · 31% saturation · 23% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
Frozen Boulder until the Dissolving
HEX
#294e4a
RGB
rgb(41,78,74)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,30.6%,29%)
HSL
hsl(174,31%,23%)
HSV
hsv(174,47%,31%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,5,69)
LAB
lab(30,-14,-2)
LCH
lch(30,14,188)
sRGB
(0.161,0.306,0.29)
HEX8
#294e4aff
CSS Name
Decimal
041078074

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
31%
Hue
174°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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