Placid Brook Against Spinning

#566f66 RGB(86,111,102)

About this color

Placid Brook Against Spinning reads as medium-dark and muted — a cyan tone recorded at #566f66, RGB(86, 111, 102).

#566f66RGB(86, 111, 102)

HSL 158° · 13% 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

In practical terms, a medium-dark cyan like this works well 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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
Placid Brook Against Spinning
HEX
#566f66
RGB
rgb(86,111,102)
RGB%
rgb(33.7%,43.5%,40%)
HSL
hsl(158,13%,39%)
HSV
hsv(158,23%,44%)
CMYK
cmyk(23,0,8,56)
LAB
lab(45,-11,2)
LCH
lch(45,11,170)
sRGB
(0.337,0.435,0.4)
HEX8
#566f66ff
CSS Name
Decimal
086111102

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Color info

Lightness
39%
Saturation
13%
Hue
158°
Chroma
11
Temperature
WarmCool
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