When Stoic Bluff circa Forging

#2c7b6e RGB(44,123,110)

About this color

When Stoic Bluff circa Forging presents itself as a dark, moderate cyan shade, sitting at #2c7b6e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2c7b6eRGB(44, 123, 110)

HSL 170° · 47% saturation · 33% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Stoic Bluff circa Forging
HEX
#2c7b6e
RGB
rgb(44,123,110)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,48.2%,43.1%)
HSL
hsl(170,47%,33%)
HSV
hsv(170,64%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(64,0,11,52)
LAB
lab(47,-27,0)
LCH
lch(47,27,180)
sRGB
(0.173,0.482,0.431)
HEX8
#2c7b6eff
CSS Name
Decimal
044123110

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
47%
Hue
170°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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