Blind Carbon atop Festering

#2d595c RGB(45,89,92)

About this color

Blind Carbon atop Festering reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #2d595c, RGB(45, 89, 92).

#2d595cRGB(45, 89, 92)

HSL 184° · 34% saturation · 27% 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 formats

Name
Blind Carbon atop Festering
HEX
#2d595c
RGB
rgb(45,89,92)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,34.9%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(184,34%,27%)
HSV
hsv(184,51%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,3,0,64)
LAB
lab(35,-14,-6)
LCH
lch(35,15,203)
sRGB
(0.176,0.349,0.361)
HEX8
#2d595cff
CSS Name
Decimal
045089092

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
34%
Hue
184°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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