Doleful Boulder down Decaying

#2a383c RGB(42,56,60)

About this color

Doleful Boulder down Decaying settles into a dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #2a383c, RGB(42, 56, 60).

#2a383cRGB(42, 56, 60)

HSL 193° · 18% saturation · 20% 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
Doleful Boulder down Decaying
HEX
#2a383c
RGB
rgb(42,56,60)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,22%,23.5%)
HSL
hsl(193,18%,20%)
HSV
hsv(193,30%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(30,7,0,76)
LAB
lab(22,-5,-4)
LCH
lch(22,6,219)
sRGB
(0.165,0.22,0.235)
HEX8
#2a383cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042056060

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
18%
Hue
193°
Chroma
6
Temperature
WarmCool
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