Forthcoming Arch opposite Drifting

#2f6b76 RGB(47,107,118)

About this color

Forthcoming Arch opposite Drifting occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2f6b76 — RGB(47, 107, 118).

#2f6b76RGB(47, 107, 118)

HSL 189° · 43% saturation · 32% 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
Forthcoming Arch opposite Drifting
HEX
#2f6b76
RGB
rgb(47,107,118)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,42%,46.3%)
HSL
hsl(189,43%,32%)
HSV
hsv(189,60%,46%)
CMYK
cmyk(60,9,0,54)
LAB
lab(42,-16,-12)
LCH
lch(42,20,217)
sRGB
(0.184,0.42,0.463)
HEX8
#2f6b76ff
CSS Name
Decimal
047107118

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
43%
Hue
189°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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