What Humble Brook with Returning

#2b6374 RGB(43,99,116)

About this color

What Humble Brook with Returning settles into a dark cyan territory with a moderate quality that feels cool — captured at #2b6374, RGB(43, 99, 116).

#2b6374RGB(43, 99, 116)

HSL 194° · 46% saturation · 31% 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 Humble Brook with Returning
HEX
#2b6374
RGB
rgb(43,99,116)
RGB%
rgb(16.9%,38.8%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(194,46%,31%)
HSV
hsv(194,63%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(63,15,0,55)
LAB
lab(39,-13,-15)
LCH
lch(39,20,229)
sRGB
(0.169,0.388,0.455)
HEX8
#2b6374ff
CSS Name
Decimal
043099116

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
46%
Hue
194°
Chroma
20
Temperature
WarmCool
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