What the Restful Brook down Crossing

#88bebf RGB(136,190,191)

About this color

What the Restful Brook down Crossing is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #88bebf in the RGB color space.

#88bebfRGB(136, 190, 191)

HSL 181° · 30% saturation · 64% 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 Restful Brook down Crossing
HEX
#88bebf
RGB
rgb(136,190,191)
RGB%
rgb(53.3%,74.5%,74.9%)
HSL
hsl(181,30%,64%)
HSV
hsv(181,29%,75%)
CMYK
cmyk(29,1,0,25)
LAB
lab(73,-17,-6)
LCH
lch(73,18,199)
sRGB
(0.533,0.745,0.749)
HEX8
#88bebfff
CSS Name
Decimal
136190191

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
30%
Hue
181°
Chroma
18
Temperature
WarmCool
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