The Brook with Solid Seasoning

#516d72 RGB(81,109,114)

About this color

The Brook with Solid Seasoning occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #516d72 — RGB(81, 109, 114).

#516d72RGB(81, 109, 114)

HSL 189° · 17% saturation · 38% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Brook with Solid Seasoning
HEX
#516d72
RGB
rgb(81,109,114)
RGB%
rgb(31.8%,42.7%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(189,17%,38%)
HSV
hsv(189,29%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,4,0,55)
LAB
lab(44,-9,-6)
LCH
lch(44,11,214)
sRGB
(0.318,0.427,0.447)
HEX8
#516d72ff
CSS Name
Decimal
081109114

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Color info

Lightness
38%
Saturation
17%
Hue
189°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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