When the Rueful Boulder out Lapsing

#2f4c48 RGB(47,76,72)

About this color

When the Rueful Boulder out Lapsing occupies the dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2f4c48 — RGB(47, 76, 72).

#2f4c48RGB(47, 76, 72)

HSL 172° · 24% saturation · 24% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 formats

Name
When the Rueful Boulder out Lapsing
HEX
#2f4c48
RGB
rgb(47,76,72)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,29.8%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(172,24%,24%)
HSV
hsv(172,38%,30%)
CMYK
cmyk(38,0,5,70)
LAB
lab(30,-12,-1)
LCH
lch(30,12,185)
sRGB
(0.184,0.298,0.282)
HEX8
#2f4c48ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047076072

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Color info

Lightness
24%
Saturation
24%
Hue
172°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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