When Ordinary Acre above Returning

#2c8b8e RGB(44,139,142)

About this color

When Ordinary Acre above Returning presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #2c8b8e in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2c8b8eRGB(44, 139, 142)

HSL 182° · 53% saturation · 36% 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 medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

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 Ordinary Acre above Returning
HEX
#2c8b8e
RGB
rgb(44,139,142)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,54.5%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(182,53%,36%)
HSV
hsv(182,69%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,2,0,44)
LAB
lab(53,-26,-10)
LCH
lch(53,28,201)
sRGB
(0.173,0.545,0.557)
HEX8
#2c8b8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
044139142

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
53%
Hue
182°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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