When Composed Border outside Guarding

#2a8f8e RGB(42,143,142)

About this color

When Composed Border outside Guarding reads as medium-dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #2a8f8e, RGB(42, 143, 142).

#2a8f8eRGB(42, 143, 142)

HSL 179° · 55% 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 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

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 Composed Border outside Guarding
HEX
#2a8f8e
RGB
rgb(42,143,142)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,56.1%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(179,55%,36%)
HSV
hsv(179,71%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,1,44)
LAB
lab(54,-28,-8)
LCH
lch(54,29,196)
sRGB
(0.165,0.561,0.557)
HEX8
#2a8f8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042143142

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
55%
Hue
179°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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