When Desolate Boulder into Faltering

#2a5d5e RGB(42,93,94)

About this color

When Desolate Boulder into Faltering occupies the dark, moderate end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #2a5d5e — RGB(42, 93, 94).

#2a5d5eRGB(42, 93, 94)

HSL 181° · 38% saturation · 27% 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
When Desolate Boulder into Faltering
HEX
#2a5d5e
RGB
rgb(42,93,94)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,36.5%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(181,38%,27%)
HSV
hsv(181,55%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(55,1,0,63)
LAB
lab(36,-17,-6)
LCH
lch(36,18,199)
sRGB
(0.165,0.365,0.369)
HEX8
#2a5d5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042093094

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
38%
Hue
181°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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