When Hellish Cairn above Tarnishing

#2d6753 RGB(45,103,83)

About this color

When Hellish Cairn above Tarnishing reads as dark and moderate — a cyan tone recorded at #2d6753, RGB(45, 103, 83).

#2d6753RGB(45, 103, 83)

HSL 159° · 39% saturation · 29% 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
When Hellish Cairn above Tarnishing
HEX
#2d6753
RGB
rgb(45,103,83)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,40.4%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(159,39%,29%)
HSV
hsv(159,56%,40%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,0,19,60)
LAB
lab(39,-24,6)
LCH
lch(39,25,166)
sRGB
(0.176,0.404,0.325)
HEX8
#2d6753ff
CSS Name
Decimal
045103083

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
39%
Hue
159°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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