Mired Basalt until Wasting

#2f584c RGB(47,88,76)

About this color

Mired Basalt until Wasting occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2f584c — RGB(47, 88, 76).

#2f584cRGB(47, 88, 76)

HSL 162° · 30% saturation · 26% 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 formats

Name
Mired Basalt until Wasting
HEX
#2f584c
RGB
rgb(47,88,76)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,34.5%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(162,30%,26%)
HSV
hsv(162,47%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(47,0,14,65)
LAB
lab(34,-18,2)
LCH
lch(34,18,174)
sRGB
(0.184,0.345,0.298)
HEX8
#2f584cff
CSS Name
Decimal
047088076

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
30%
Hue
162°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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