The Intact Brook without Rounding

#15ada0 RGB(21,173,160)

About this color

The Intact Brook without Rounding settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a intense quality that feels cool — captured at #15ada0, RGB(21, 173, 160).

#15ada0RGB(21, 173, 160)

HSL 175° · 78% saturation · 38% 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 formats

Name
The Intact Brook without Rounding
HEX
#15ada0
RGB
rgb(21,173,160)
RGB%
rgb(8.2%,67.8%,62.7%)
HSL
hsl(175,78%,38%)
HSV
hsv(175,88%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(88,0,8,32)
LAB
lab(64,-39,-4)
LCH
lch(64,39,186)
sRGB
(0.082,0.678,0.627)
HEX8
#15ada0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
021173160

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
78%
Hue
175°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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