What Practical Brook upon Sharing

#537264 RGB(83,114,100)

About this color

What Practical Brook upon Sharing settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #537264, RGB(83, 114, 100).

#537264RGB(83, 114, 100)

HSL 153° · 16% saturation · 39% 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 primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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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 formats

Name
What Practical Brook upon Sharing
HEX
#537264
RGB
rgb(83,114,100)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,44.7%,39.2%)
HSL
hsl(153,16%,39%)
HSV
hsv(153,27%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,0,12,55)
LAB
lab(45,-14,4)
LCH
lch(45,15,164)
sRGB
(0.325,0.447,0.392)
HEX8
#537264ff
CSS Name
Decimal
083114100

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
16%
Hue
153°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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