Shadowy Basalt despite Languishing

#2b694c RGB(43,105,76)

About this color

Shadowy Basalt despite Languishing is a moderate, dark cyan tone, fixed at #2b694c in the RGB color space.

#2b694cRGB(43, 105, 76)

HSL 152° · 42% saturation · 29% 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 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

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 formats

Name
Shadowy Basalt despite Languishing
HEX
#2b694c
RGB
rgb(43,105,76)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,41.2%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(152,42%,29%)
HSV
hsv(152,59%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,0,28,59)
LAB
lab(40,-28,10)
LCH
lch(40,30,160)
sRGB
(0.169,0.412,0.298)
HEX8
#2b694cff
CSS Name
Decimal
043105076

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
42%
Hue
152°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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