What Enduring Brook through Clearing

#556f74 RGB(85,111,116)

About this color

What Enduring Brook through Clearing settles into a medium-dark cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #556f74, RGB(85, 111, 116).

#556f74RGB(85, 111, 116)

HSL 190° · 15% 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 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
What Enduring Brook through Clearing
HEX
#556f74
RGB
rgb(85,111,116)
RGB%
rgb(33.3%,43.5%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(190,15%,39%)
HSV
hsv(190,27%,45%)
CMYK
cmyk(27,4,0,55)
LAB
lab(45,-8,-6)
LCH
lch(45,10,217)
sRGB
(0.333,0.435,0.455)
HEX8
#556f74ff
CSS Name
Decimal
085111116

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Color info

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