When the Rough Brook over Bridging

#446968 RGB(68,105,104)

About this color

When the Rough Brook over Bridging is a muted, dark cyan tone, fixed at #446968 in the RGB color space.

#446968RGB(68, 105, 104)

HSL 178° · 21% saturation · 34% 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 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Rough Brook over Bridging
HEX
#446968
RGB
rgb(68,105,104)
RGB%
rgb(26.7%,41.2%,40.8%)
HSL
hsl(178,21%,34%)
HSV
hsv(178,35%,41%)
CMYK
cmyk(35,0,1,59)
LAB
lab(42,-13,-4)
LCH
lch(42,14,197)
sRGB
(0.267,0.412,0.408)
HEX8
#446968ff
CSS Name
Decimal
068105104

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Color info

Lightness
34%
Saturation
21%
Hue
178°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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