What the Bluff atop Methodical Calming

#2c9b89 RGB(44,155,137)

About this color

What the Bluff atop Methodical Calming occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2c9b89 — RGB(44, 155, 137).

#2c9b89RGB(44, 155, 137)

HSL 170° · 56% saturation · 39% 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
What the Bluff atop Methodical Calming
HEX
#2c9b89
RGB
rgb(44,155,137)
RGB%
rgb(17.3%,60.8%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(170,56%,39%)
HSV
hsv(170,72%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(72,0,12,39)
LAB
lab(58,-35,1)
LCH
lch(58,35,178)
sRGB
(0.173,0.608,0.537)
HEX8
#2c9b89ff
CSS Name
Decimal
044155137

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
56%
Hue
170°
Chroma
35
Temperature
WarmCool
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