When Restful Canyon after Plowing

#2f8e7e RGB(47,142,126)

About this color

When Restful Canyon after Plowing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2f8e7e — RGB(47, 142, 126).

#2f8e7eRGB(47, 142, 126)

HSL 170° · 50% saturation · 37% 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 Restful Canyon after Plowing
HEX
#2f8e7e
RGB
rgb(47,142,126)
RGB%
rgb(18.4%,55.7%,49.4%)
HSL
hsl(170,50%,37%)
HSV
hsv(170,67%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(67,0,11,44)
LAB
lab(53,-31,0)
LCH
lch(53,31,180)
sRGB
(0.184,0.557,0.494)
HEX8
#2f8e7eff
CSS Name
Decimal
047142126

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
50%
Hue
170°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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