When Grave-toned Brook down Waiting

#4f6d5e RGB(79,109,94)

About this color

When Grave-toned Brook down Waiting settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #4f6d5e, RGB(79, 109, 94).

#4f6d5eRGB(79, 109, 94)

HSL 150° · 16% saturation · 37% 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
When Grave-toned Brook down Waiting
HEX
#4f6d5e
RGB
rgb(79,109,94)
RGB%
rgb(31%,42.7%,36.9%)
HSL
hsl(150,16%,37%)
HSV
hsv(150,28%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(28,0,14,57)
LAB
lab(43,-14,5)
LCH
lch(43,15,160)
sRGB
(0.31,0.427,0.369)
HEX8
#4f6d5eff
CSS Name
Decimal
079109094

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Color info

Lightness
37%
Saturation
16%
Hue
150°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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