The Mournful Ash out Eroding

#2a6660 RGB(42,102,96)

About this color

The Mournful Ash out Eroding occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2a6660 — RGB(42, 102, 96).

#2a6660RGB(42, 102, 96)

HSL 174° · 42% saturation · 28% 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 Mournful Ash out Eroding
HEX
#2a6660
RGB
rgb(42,102,96)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,40%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(174,42%,28%)
HSV
hsv(174,59%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,6,60)
LAB
lab(39,-21,-2)
LCH
lch(39,21,185)
sRGB
(0.165,0.4,0.376)
HEX8
#2a6660ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042102096

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Color info

Lightness
28%
Saturation
42%
Hue
174°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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