When the Calm Brook opposite Learning

#499688 RGB(73,150,136)

About this color

When the Calm Brook opposite Learning carries its coordinates at #499688: a medium-dark cyan with moderate saturation.

#499688RGB(73, 150, 136)

HSL 169° · 35% saturation · 44% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

Practically, this medium-dark cyan is comfortable 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

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
When the Calm Brook opposite Learning
HEX
#499688
RGB
rgb(73,150,136)
RGB%
rgb(28.6%,58.8%,53.3%)
HSL
hsl(169,35%,44%)
HSV
hsv(169,51%,59%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,0,9,41)
LAB
lab(57,-27,0)
LCH
lch(57,27,180)
sRGB
(0.286,0.588,0.533)
HEX8
#499688ff
CSS Name
Decimal
073150136

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Color info

Lightness
44%
Saturation
35%
Hue
169°
Chroma
27
Temperature
WarmCool
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