What Lean Brook upon Sounding

#299e94 RGB(41,158,148)

About this color

What Lean Brook upon Sounding settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #299e94, RGB(41, 158, 148).

#299e94RGB(41, 158, 148)

HSL 175° · 59% saturation · 39% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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
What Lean Brook upon Sounding
HEX
#299e94
RGB
rgb(41,158,148)
RGB%
rgb(16.1%,62%,58%)
HSL
hsl(175,59%,39%)
HSV
hsv(175,74%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(74,0,6,38)
LAB
lab(59,-34,-4)
LCH
lch(59,34,187)
sRGB
(0.161,0.62,0.58)
HEX8
#299e94ff
CSS Name
Decimal
041158148

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
59%
Hue
175°
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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