What the Solid Brook unto Sowing

#86aeaf RGB(134,174,175)

About this color

What the Solid Brook unto Sowing carries its coordinates at #86aeaf: a medium cyan with muted saturation.

#86aeafRGB(134, 174, 175)

HSL 181° · 20% saturation · 61% 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
What the Solid Brook unto Sowing
HEX
#86aeaf
RGB
rgb(134,174,175)
RGB%
rgb(52.5%,68.2%,68.6%)
HSL
hsl(181,20%,61%)
HSV
hsv(181,23%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(23,1,0,31)
LAB
lab(68,-13,-5)
LCH
lch(68,14,201)
sRGB
(0.525,0.682,0.686)
HEX8
#86aeafff
CSS Name
Decimal
134174175

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
20%
Hue
181°
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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