When Autumnal Bluff opposite Seeding

#2a9c8e RGB(42,156,142)

About this color

When Autumnal Bluff opposite Seeding occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2a9c8e — RGB(42, 156, 142).

#2a9c8eRGB(42, 156, 142)

HSL 173° · 58% saturation · 39% 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 Autumnal Bluff opposite Seeding
HEX
#2a9c8e
RGB
rgb(42,156,142)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,61.2%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(173,58%,39%)
HSV
hsv(173,73%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(73,0,9,39)
LAB
lab(58,-34,-2)
LCH
lch(58,34,183)
sRGB
(0.165,0.612,0.557)
HEX8
#2a9c8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042156142

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
58%
Hue
173°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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