What Dusty Brook until Inscribing

#50a3a4 RGB(80,163,164)

About this color

What Dusty Brook until Inscribing is a moderate, medium-dark cyan tone, fixed at #50a3a4 in the RGB color space.

#50a3a4RGB(80, 163, 164)

HSL 181° · 34% saturation · 48% 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 accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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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
What Dusty Brook until Inscribing
HEX
#50a3a4
RGB
rgb(80,163,164)
RGB%
rgb(31.4%,63.9%,64.3%)
HSL
hsl(181,34%,48%)
HSV
hsv(181,51%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(51,1,0,36)
LAB
lab(62,-25,-8)
LCH
lch(62,26,198)
sRGB
(0.314,0.639,0.643)
HEX8
#50a3a4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
080163164

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
34%
Hue
181°
Chroma
26
Temperature
WarmCool
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