Pale Cavern until Extinguishing

#2a5b5c RGB(42,91,92)

About this color

Pale Cavern until Extinguishing is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #2a5b5c on the color spectrum.

#2a5b5cRGB(42, 91, 92)

HSL 181° · 37% saturation · 26% lightness

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Psychology

In deeper registers cyan reads as focused and efficient — a colour of systems and clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

From a design perspective, this shade excels 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

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Pale Cavern until Extinguishing
HEX
#2a5b5c
RGB
rgb(42,91,92)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,35.7%,36.1%)
HSL
hsl(181,37%,26%)
HSV
hsv(181,54%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(54,1,0,64)
LAB
lab(35,-16,-6)
LCH
lch(35,17,201)
sRGB
(0.165,0.357,0.361)
HEX8
#2a5b5cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042091092

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Color info

Lightness
26%
Saturation
37%
Hue
181°
Chroma
17
Temperature
WarmCool
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