Strong Acre upon Clearing

#2d8f8c RGB(45,143,140)

About this color

Strong Acre upon Clearing settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #2d8f8c, RGB(45, 143, 140).

#2d8f8cRGB(45, 143, 140)

HSL 178° · 52% saturation · 37% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Strong Acre upon Clearing
HEX
#2d8f8c
RGB
rgb(45,143,140)
RGB%
rgb(17.6%,56.1%,54.9%)
HSL
hsl(178,52%,37%)
HSV
hsv(178,69%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,2,44)
LAB
lab(54,-28,-7)
LCH
lch(54,29,194)
sRGB
(0.176,0.561,0.549)
HEX8
#2d8f8cff
CSS Name
Decimal
045143140

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
52%
Hue
178°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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