The Brook without Evenhanded Drawing

#2a7c7d RGB(42,124,125)

About this color

The Brook without Evenhanded Drawing presents itself as a dark, vivid cyan shade, sitting at #2a7c7d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#2a7c7dRGB(42, 124, 125)

HSL 181° · 50% saturation · 33% 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

In practical terms, a dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
The Brook without Evenhanded Drawing
HEX
#2a7c7d
RGB
rgb(42,124,125)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,48.6%,49%)
HSL
hsl(181,50%,33%)
HSV
hsv(181,66%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(66,1,0,51)
LAB
lab(47,-24,-8)
LCH
lch(47,25,198)
sRGB
(0.165,0.486,0.49)
HEX8
#2a7c7dff
CSS Name
Decimal
042124125

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
50%
Hue
181°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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