The Thunderous Basalt upon Bemoaning

#2a5e60 RGB(42,94,96)

About this color

The Thunderous Basalt upon Bemoaning is a dark cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #2a5e60 on the color spectrum.

#2a5e60RGB(42, 94, 96)

HSL 182° · 39% saturation · 27% 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
The Thunderous Basalt upon Bemoaning
HEX
#2a5e60
RGB
rgb(42,94,96)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,36.9%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(182,39%,27%)
HSV
hsv(182,56%,38%)
CMYK
cmyk(56,2,0,62)
LAB
lab(37,-17,-6)
LCH
lch(37,18,199)
sRGB
(0.165,0.369,0.376)
HEX8
#2a5e60ff
CSS Name
Decimal
042094096

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
39%
Hue
182°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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