What the Border beyond Olive Shaping

#2e8589 RGB(46,133,137)

About this color

What the Border beyond Olive Shaping occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2e8589 — RGB(46, 133, 137).

#2e8589RGB(46, 133, 137)

HSL 183° · 50% 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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Border beyond Olive Shaping
HEX
#2e8589
RGB
rgb(46,133,137)
RGB%
rgb(18%,52.2%,53.7%)
HSL
hsl(183,50%,36%)
HSV
hsv(183,66%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,3,0,46)
LAB
lab(51,-24,-10)
LCH
lch(51,26,203)
sRGB
(0.18,0.522,0.537)
HEX8
#2e8589ff
CSS Name
Decimal
046133137

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
50%
Hue
183°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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