The Lukewarm Brook between the Working

#218885 RGB(33,136,133)

About this color

The Lukewarm Brook between the Working settles into a dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #218885, RGB(33, 136, 133).

#218885RGB(33, 136, 133)

HSL 178° · 61% saturation · 33% 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
The Lukewarm Brook between the Working
HEX
#218885
RGB
rgb(33,136,133)
RGB%
rgb(12.9%,53.3%,52.2%)
HSL
hsl(178,61%,33%)
HSV
hsv(178,76%,53%)
CMYK
cmyk(76,0,2,47)
LAB
lab(51,-29,-7)
LCH
lch(51,30,194)
sRGB
(0.129,0.533,0.522)
HEX8
#218885ff
CSS Name
Decimal
033136133

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Color info

Lightness
33%
Saturation
61%
Hue
178°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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