The Ample Brook behind Buffering

#4c6a60 RGB(76,106,96)

About this color

The Ample Brook behind Buffering occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #4c6a60 — RGB(76, 106, 96).

#4c6a60RGB(76, 106, 96)

HSL 160° · 16% saturation · 36% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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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

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home 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

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 Ample Brook behind Buffering
HEX
#4c6a60
RGB
rgb(76,106,96)
RGB%
rgb(29.8%,41.6%,37.6%)
HSL
hsl(160,16%,36%)
HSV
hsv(160,28%,42%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,0,9,58)
LAB
lab(42,-13,2)
LCH
lch(42,13,171)
sRGB
(0.298,0.416,0.376)
HEX8
#4c6a60ff
CSS Name
Decimal
076106096

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Color info

Lightness
36%
Saturation
16%
Hue
160°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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