The Brook alongside Sienna Seeding

#287352 RGB(40,115,82)

About this color

The Brook alongside Sienna Seeding settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #287352, RGB(40, 115, 82).

#287352RGB(40, 115, 82)

HSL 154° · 48% saturation · 30% 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 Brook alongside Sienna Seeding
HEX
#287352
RGB
rgb(40,115,82)
RGB%
rgb(15.7%,45.1%,32.2%)
HSL
hsl(154,48%,30%)
HSV
hsv(154,65%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(65,0,29,55)
LAB
lab(43,-32,12)
LCH
lch(43,34,159)
sRGB
(0.157,0.451,0.322)
HEX8
#287352ff
CSS Name
Decimal
040115082

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
48%
Hue
154°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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