When Forthcoming Basin from Sounding

#2e8983 RGB(46,137,131)

About this color

When Forthcoming Basin from Sounding presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #2e8983 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2e8983RGB(46, 137, 131)

HSL 176° · 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

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 formats

Name
When Forthcoming Basin from Sounding
HEX
#2e8983
RGB
rgb(46,137,131)
RGB%
rgb(18%,53.7%,51.4%)
HSL
hsl(176,50%,36%)
HSV
hsv(176,66%,54%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,0,4,46)
LAB
lab(52,-28,-5)
LCH
lch(52,28,190)
sRGB
(0.18,0.537,0.514)
HEX8
#2e8983ff
CSS Name
Decimal
046137131

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
50%
Hue
176°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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