The Brook During Late Lining

#556d72 RGB(85,109,114)

About this color

The Brook During Late Lining occupies the medium-dark, muted end of the cyan spectrum, defined by its coordinates #556d72 — RGB(85, 109, 114).

#556d72RGB(85, 109, 114)

HSL 190° · 15% saturation · 39% 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 grounding element in print design — covers, footers, section dividers. On screen it suits dashboards and interfaces where a serious tone matters.

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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 Brook During Late Lining
HEX
#556d72
RGB
rgb(85,109,114)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,42.7%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(190,15%,39%)
HSV
hsv(190,25%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,4,0,55)
LAB
lab(44,-8,-6)
LCH
lch(44,10,217)
sRGB
(0.333,0.427,0.447)
HEX8
#556d72ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085109114

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
15%
Hue
190°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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