Dusty Border Since Forging

#29988c RGB(41,152,140)

About this color

Dusty Border Since Forging reads as medium-dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #29988c, RGB(41, 152, 140).

#29988cRGB(41, 152, 140)

HSL 174° · 58% saturation · 38% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Dusty Border Since Forging
HEX
#29988c
RGB
rgb(41,152,140)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,59.6%,54.9%)
HSL
hsl(174,58%,38%)
HSV
hsv(174,73%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,8,40)
LAB
lab(57,-33,-3)
LCH
lch(57,33,185)
sRGB
(0.161,0.596,0.549)
HEX8
#29988cff
CSS Name
Decimal
041152140

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
58%
Hue
174°
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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