When Sinister Carbon via Parching

#2b5e5e RGB(43,94,94)

About this color

When Sinister Carbon via Parching is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #2b5e5e on the color spectrum.

#2b5e5eRGB(43, 94, 94)

HSL 180° · 37% saturation · 27% 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

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, 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 Sinister Carbon via Parching
HEX
#2b5e5e
RGB
rgb(43,94,94)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,36.9%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(180,37%,27%)
HSV
hsv(180,54%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,0,0,63)
LAB
lab(37,-17,-5)
LCH
lch(37,18,196)
sRGB
(0.169,0.369,0.369)
HEX8
#2b5e5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
043094094

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
37%
Hue
180°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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