The Staid Brook after Casting

#3d5c5b RGB(61,92,91)

About this color

The Staid Brook after Casting settles into a dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #3d5c5b, RGB(61, 92, 91).

#3d5c5bRGB(61, 92, 91)

HSL 178° · 20% 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 Staid Brook after Casting
HEX
#3d5c5b
RGB
rgb(61,92,91)
RGB%
rgb(23.9%,36.1%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(178,20%,30%)
HSV
hsv(178,34%,36%)
CMYK
cmyk(34,0,1,64)
LAB
lab(37,-12,-3)
LCH
lch(37,12,194)
sRGB
(0.239,0.361,0.357)
HEX8
#3d5c5bff
CSS Name
Decimal
061092091

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Color info

Lightness
30%
Saturation
20%
Hue
178°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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