When Moderate Basin upon Melding

#2c857e RGB(44,133,126)

About this color

When Moderate Basin upon Melding occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2c857e — RGB(44, 133, 126).

#2c857eRGB(44, 133, 126)

HSL 175° · 50% saturation · 35% 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 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Moderate Basin upon Melding
HEX
#2c857e
RGB
rgb(44,133,126)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,52.2%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(175,50%,35%)
HSV
hsv(175,67%,52%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,5,48)
LAB
lab(50,-28,-4)
LCH
lch(50,28,188)
sRGB
(0.173,0.522,0.494)
HEX8
#2c857eff
CSS Name
Decimal
044133126

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Color info

Lightness
35%
Saturation
50%
Hue
175°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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