The Brook Inside Earthy Buffering

#7ea8a2 RGB(126,168,162)

About this color

The Brook Inside Earthy Buffering carries its coordinates at #7ea8a2: a medium cyan with muted saturation.

#7ea8a2RGB(126, 168, 162)

HSL 171° · 19% saturation · 58% 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

Practically, this medium cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, 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
The Brook Inside Earthy Buffering
HEX
#7ea8a2
RGB
rgb(126,168,162)
RGB%
rgb(49.4%,65.9%,63.5%)
HSL
hsl(171,19%,58%)
HSV
hsv(171,25%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(25,0,4,34)
LAB
lab(66,-15,-2)
LCH
lch(66,15,188)
sRGB
(0.494,0.659,0.635)
HEX8
#7ea8a2ff
CSS Name
Decimal
126168162

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
19%
Hue
171°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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