When Muted Basalt past Weeping

#2a3c3e RGB(42,60,62)

About this color

When Muted Basalt past Weeping is a dark cyan with a muted character, positioned at #2a3c3e on the color spectrum.

#2a3c3eRGB(42, 60, 62)

HSL 186° · 19% saturation · 20% 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 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

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
When Muted Basalt past Weeping
HEX
#2a3c3e
RGB
rgb(42,60,62)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,23.5%,24.3%)
HSL
hsl(186,19%,20%)
HSV
hsv(186,32%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(32,3,0,76)
LAB
lab(24,-7,-4)
LCH
lch(24,8,210)
sRGB
(0.165,0.235,0.243)
HEX8
#2a3c3eff
CSS Name
Decimal
042060062

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
19%
Hue
186°
Chroma
8
Temperature
WarmCool
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