When Fixed Brook circa Forming

#6f9d8e RGB(111,157,142)

About this color

When Fixed Brook circa Forming settles into a medium cyan territory with a muted quality that feels cool — captured at #6f9d8e, RGB(111, 157, 142).

#6f9d8eRGB(111, 157, 142)

HSL 160° · 19% saturation · 53% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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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

In design terms, a mid-toned cyan like this handles interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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
When Fixed Brook circa Forming
HEX
#6f9d8e
RGB
rgb(111,157,142)
RGB%
rgb(43.5%,61.6%,55.7%)
HSL
hsl(160,19%,53%)
HSV
hsv(160,29%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,0,10,38)
LAB
lab(61,-19,3)
LCH
lch(61,19,171)
sRGB
(0.435,0.616,0.557)
HEX8
#6f9d8eff
CSS Name
Decimal
111157142

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Color info

Lightness
53%
Saturation
19%
Hue
160°
Chroma
19
Temperature
WarmCool
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