When Rusted Carbon over Plaguing

#2f6863 RGB(47,104,99)

About this color

When Rusted Carbon over Plaguing occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2f6863 — RGB(47, 104, 99).

#2f6863RGB(47, 104, 99)

HSL 175° · 38% saturation · 30% 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 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

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 Rusted Carbon over Plaguing
HEX
#2f6863
RGB
rgb(47,104,99)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,40.8%,38.8%)
HSL
hsl(175,38%,30%)
HSV
hsv(175,55%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,0,5,59)
LAB
lab(40,-20,-3)
LCH
lch(40,20,189)
sRGB
(0.184,0.408,0.388)
HEX8
#2f6863ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047104099

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
38%
Hue
175°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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