When Quiet Acre beyond Rounding

#2a8c7e RGB(42,140,126)

About this color

When Quiet Acre beyond Rounding presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #2a8c7e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2a8c7eRGB(42, 140, 126)

HSL 171° · 54% saturation · 36% 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 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Quiet Acre beyond Rounding
HEX
#2a8c7e
RGB
rgb(42,140,126)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,54.9%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(171,54%,36%)
HSV
hsv(171,70%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(70,0,10,45)
LAB
lab(53,-31,-1)
LCH
lch(53,31,182)
sRGB
(0.165,0.549,0.494)
HEX8
#2a8c7eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042140126

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
54%
Hue
171°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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