The Brook across Russet Changing

#158d72 RGB(21,141,114)

About this color

The Brook across Russet Changing carries its coordinates at #158d72: a dark cyan with vivid saturation.

#158d72RGB(21, 141, 114)

HSL 167° · 74% saturation · 32% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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 formats

Name
The Brook across Russet Changing
HEX
#158d72
RGB
rgb(21,141,114)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,55.3%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(167,74%,32%)
HSV
hsv(167,85%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(85,0,19,45)
LAB
lab(52,-38,6)
LCH
lch(52,38,171)
sRGB
(0.082,0.553,0.447)
HEX8
#158d72ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021141114

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
74%
Hue
167°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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