Wild Brook upon Tracing

#66b396 RGB(102,179,150)

About this color

Wild Brook upon Tracing is a moderate, medium cyan tone, fixed at #66b396 in the RGB color space.

#66b396RGB(102, 179, 150)

HSL 157° · 34% saturation · 55% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Wild Brook upon Tracing
HEX
#66b396
RGB
rgb(102,179,150)
RGB%
rgb(40%,70.2%,58.8%)
HSL
hsl(157,34%,55%)
HSV
hsv(157,43%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(43,0,16,30)
LAB
lab(67,-31,7)
LCH
lch(67,32,167)
sRGB
(0.4,0.702,0.588)
HEX8
#66b396ff
CSS Name
Decimal
102179150

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Color info

Lightness
55%
Saturation
34%
Hue
157°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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