The Brook throughout Well-worn Arching

#14c7dd RGB(20,199,221)

About this color

The Brook throughout Well-worn Arching is a intense, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #14c7dd in the RGB color space.

#14c7ddRGB(20, 199, 221)

HSL 187° · 83% saturation · 47% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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 Brook throughout Well-worn Arching
HEX
#14c7dd
RGB
rgb(20,199,221)
RGB%
rgb(7.8%,78%,86.7%)
HSL
hsl(187,83%,47%)
HSV
hsv(187,91%,87%)
CMYK
cmyk(91,10,0,13)
LAB
lab(74,-32,-22)
LCH
lch(74,39,215)
sRGB
(0.078,0.78,0.867)
HEX8
#14c7ddff
CSS Name
Decimal
020199221

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
83%
Hue
187°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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