The Poised Brook down Crossing

#3cbcab RGB(60,188,171)

About this color

The Poised Brook down Crossing occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #3cbcab — RGB(60, 188, 171).

#3cbcabRGB(60, 188, 171)

HSL 172° · 52% saturation · 49% lightness

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Psychology

Cyan at medium lightness bridges blue and green in a way that reads as refreshing and forward-looking.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
The Poised Brook down Crossing
HEX
#3cbcab
RGB
rgb(60,188,171)
RGB%
rgb(23.5%,73.7%,67.1%)
HSL
hsl(172,52%,49%)
HSV
hsv(172,68%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(68,0,9,26)
LAB
lab(69,-39,-2)
LCH
lch(69,39,183)
sRGB
(0.235,0.737,0.671)
HEX8
#3cbcabff
CSS Name
Decimal
060188171

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
52%
Hue
172°
Chroma
39
Temperature
WarmCool
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