Slow Brook without the Brewing

#85a8a1 RGB(133,168,161)

About this color

Slow Brook without the Brewing is a muted, medium cyan tone, fixed at #85a8a1 in the RGB color space.

#85a8a1RGB(133, 168, 161)

HSL 168° · 17% saturation · 59% 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 brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
Slow Brook without the Brewing
HEX
#85a8a1
RGB
rgb(133,168,161)
RGB%
rgb(52.2%,65.9%,63.1%)
HSL
hsl(168,17%,59%)
HSV
hsv(168,21%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,0,4,34)
LAB
lab(66,-13,0)
LCH
lch(66,13,180)
sRGB
(0.522,0.659,0.631)
HEX8
#85a8a1ff
CSS Name
Decimal
133168161

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
17%
Hue
168°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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