When the Blended Border round Kindling

#2e9488 RGB(46,148,136)

About this color

When the Blended Border round Kindling is rendered by screens as RGB(46, 148, 136) — a medium-dark, vivid cyan hue.

#2e9488RGB(46, 148, 136)

HSL 173° · 53% saturation · 38% 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
When the Blended Border round Kindling
HEX
#2e9488
RGB
rgb(46,148,136)
RGB%
rgb(18%,58%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(173,53%,38%)
HSV
hsv(173,69%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(69,0,8,42)
LAB
lab(56,-32,-2)
LCH
lch(56,32,184)
sRGB
(0.18,0.58,0.533)
HEX8
#2e9488ff
CSS Name
Decimal
046148136

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
53%
Hue
173°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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