When Organic Brook within Reckoning

#2a9893 RGB(42,152,147)

About this color

When Organic Brook within Reckoning is a vivid, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #2a9893 in the RGB color space.

#2a9893RGB(42, 152, 147)

HSL 177° · 57% saturation · 38% 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 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

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
When Organic Brook within Reckoning
HEX
#2a9893
RGB
rgb(42,152,147)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,59.6%,57.6%)
HSL
hsl(177,57%,38%)
HSV
hsv(177,72%,60%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,3,40)
LAB
lab(57,-31,-6)
LCH
lch(57,32,191)
sRGB
(0.165,0.596,0.576)
HEX8
#2a9893ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042152147

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
57%
Hue
177°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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