The Layered Bog atop Forming

#2ba9ab RGB(43,169,171)

About this color

The Layered Bog atop Forming carries its coordinates at #2ba9ab: a medium-dark cyan with vivid saturation.

#2ba9abRGB(43, 169, 171)

HSL 181° · 60% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
The Layered Bog atop Forming
HEX
#2ba9ab
RGB
rgb(43,169,171)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,66.3%,67.1%)
HSL
hsl(181,60%,42%)
HSV
hsv(181,75%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(75,1,0,33)
LAB
lab(63,-32,-11)
LCH
lch(63,34,199)
sRGB
(0.169,0.663,0.671)
HEX8
#2ba9abff
CSS Name
Decimal
043169171

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
60%
Hue
181°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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