When Familiar Brook underneath Knitting

#2a9173 RGB(42,145,115)

About this color

When Familiar Brook underneath Knitting occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2a9173 — RGB(42, 145, 115).

#2a9173RGB(42, 145, 115)

HSL 163° · 55% saturation · 37% 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
When Familiar Brook underneath Knitting
HEX
#2a9173
RGB
rgb(42,145,115)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,56.9%,45.1%)
HSL
hsl(163,55%,37%)
HSV
hsv(163,71%,57%)
CMYK
cmyk(71,0,21,43)
LAB
lab(54,-37,8)
LCH
lch(54,38,168)
sRGB
(0.165,0.569,0.451)
HEX8
#2a9173ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042145115

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
55%
Hue
163°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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