The Bedrock without Bare Shrinking

#2a6d52 RGB(42,109,82)

About this color

The Bedrock without Bare Shrinking is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #2a6d52 in the RGB color space.

#2a6d52RGB(42, 109, 82)

HSL 156° · 44% saturation · 30% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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
The Bedrock without Bare Shrinking
HEX
#2a6d52
RGB
rgb(42,109,82)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,42.7%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(156,44%,30%)
HSV
hsv(156,61%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,25,57)
LAB
lab(41,-28,9)
LCH
lch(41,29,162)
sRGB
(0.165,0.427,0.322)
HEX8
#2a6d52ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042109082

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
44%
Hue
156°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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