The Constant Brook before Arching

#2d7270 RGB(45,114,112)

About this color

The Constant Brook before Arching occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2d7270 — RGB(45, 114, 112).

#2d7270RGB(45, 114, 112)

HSL 178° · 43% saturation · 31% 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 Constant Brook before Arching
HEX
#2d7270
RGB
rgb(45,114,112)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,44.7%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(178,43%,31%)
HSV
hsv(178,61%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,2,55)
LAB
lab(44,-22,-5)
LCH
lch(44,23,193)
sRGB
(0.176,0.447,0.439)
HEX8
#2d7270ff
CSS Name
Decimal
045114112

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
43%
Hue
178°
Chroma
23
Temperature
WarmCool
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