The Subtle Bog without Tilling

#2c8690 RGB(44,134,144)

About this color

The Subtle Bog without Tilling is rendered by screens as RGB(44, 134, 144) — a medium-dark, vivid cyan hue.

#2c8690RGB(44, 134, 144)

HSL 186° · 53% saturation · 37% 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 formats

Name
The Subtle Bog without Tilling
HEX
#2c8690
RGB
rgb(44,134,144)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,52.5%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(186,53%,37%)
HSV
hsv(186,69%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,7,0,44)
LAB
lab(51,-23,-13)
LCH
lch(51,26,209)
sRGB
(0.173,0.525,0.565)
HEX8
#2c8690ff
CSS Name
Decimal
044134144

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
53%
Hue
186°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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