The Lean Brook after Bending

#2d8b7b RGB(45,139,123)

About this color

The Lean Brook after Bending reads as medium-dark and vivid — a cyan tone recorded at #2d8b7b, RGB(45, 139, 123).

#2d8b7bRGB(45, 139, 123)

HSL 170° · 51% 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 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Lean Brook after Bending
HEX
#2d8b7b
RGB
rgb(45,139,123)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,54.5%,48.2%)
HSL
hsl(170,51%,36%)
HSV
hsv(170,68%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,12,45)
LAB
lab(52,-31,1)
LCH
lch(52,31,178)
sRGB
(0.176,0.545,0.482)
HEX8
#2d8b7bff
CSS Name
Decimal
045139123

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
51%
Hue
170°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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