The Composed Brook beyond Reckoning

#378d80 RGB(55,141,128)

About this color

The Composed Brook beyond Reckoning carries its coordinates at #378d80: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#378d80RGB(55, 141, 128)

HSL 171° · 44% 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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

For palette building, 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 Composed Brook beyond Reckoning
HEX
#378d80
RGB
rgb(55,141,128)
RGB%
rgb(21.6%,55.3%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(171,44%,38%)
HSV
hsv(171,61%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(61,0,9,45)
LAB
lab(53,-29,-1)
LCH
lch(53,29,182)
sRGB
(0.216,0.553,0.502)
HEX8
#378d80ff
CSS Name
Decimal
055141128

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
44%
Hue
171°
Chroma
29
Temperature
WarmCool
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