Distraught Carbon through Dissolving

#2c5256 RGB(44,82,86)

About this color

Distraught Carbon through Dissolving is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 82, 86) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#2c5256RGB(44, 82, 86)

HSL 186° · 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 formats

Name
Distraught Carbon through Dissolving
HEX
#2c5256
RGB
rgb(44,82,86)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,32.2%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(186,32%,25%)
HSV
hsv(186,49%,34%)
CMYK
cmyk(49,5,0,66)
LAB
lab(32,-12,-7)
LCH
lch(32,14,210)
sRGB
(0.173,0.322,0.337)
HEX8
#2c5256ff
CSS Name
Decimal
044082086

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
32%
Hue
186°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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