The Grieving Cairn without Harrowing

#2b5440 RGB(43,84,64)

About this color

The Grieving Cairn without Harrowing presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #2b5440 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2b5440RGB(43, 84, 64)

HSL 151° · 32% saturation · 25% 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 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 formats

Name
The Grieving Cairn without Harrowing
HEX
#2b5440
RGB
rgb(43,84,64)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,32.9%,25.1%)
HSL
hsl(151,32%,25%)
HSV
hsv(151,49%,33%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,0,24,67)
LAB
lab(32,-20,7)
LCH
lch(32,21,161)
sRGB
(0.169,0.329,0.251)
HEX8
#2b5440ff
CSS Name
Decimal
043084064

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
32%
Hue
151°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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