Leathery Basin atop Bordering

#2a837c RGB(42,131,124)

About this color

Leathery Basin atop Bordering is a dark cyan with a vivid character, positioned at #2a837c on the color spectrum.

#2a837cRGB(42, 131, 124)

HSL 175° · 51% saturation · 34% 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
Leathery Basin atop Bordering
HEX
#2a837c
RGB
rgb(42,131,124)
RGB%
rgb(16.5%,51.4%,48.6%)
HSL
hsl(175,51%,34%)
HSV
hsv(175,68%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,5,49)
LAB
lab(50,-28,-4)
LCH
lch(50,28,188)
sRGB
(0.165,0.514,0.486)
HEX8
#2a837cff
CSS Name
Decimal
042131124

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
51%
Hue
175°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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