Unlit Carbon despite Trampling

#2a4646 RGB(42,70,70)

About this color

Unlit Carbon despite Trampling is rendered by screens as RGB(42, 70, 70) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#2a4646RGB(42, 70, 70)

HSL 180° · 25% saturation · 22% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
Unlit Carbon despite Trampling
HEX
#2a4646
RGB
rgb(42,70,70)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,27.5%,27.5%)
HSL
hsl(180,25%,22%)
HSV
hsv(180,40%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(40,0,0,73)
LAB
lab(28,-11,-3)
LCH
lch(28,11,195)
sRGB
(0.165,0.275,0.275)
HEX8
#2a4646ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042070070

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
25%
Hue
180°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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